what does reliever mean?
RELIEVER as NOUN
- Meaning
- a pitcher who does not start the game
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Hypernyms(s) reliever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
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- a reliever of anxiety
- an allayer of fears
Hypernyms(s) reliever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Hypernyms(s) reliever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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