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reliever

noun

Etymology

From relieve + -er.

  1. derived from relevo
  2. derived from relever
  3. inherited from releven
  4. suffixed as reliever — “relieve + er”

Definitions

  1. Something which relieves (pain, etc.).

    • Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.

  2. A relief pitcher.

    • The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.

  3. Someone who fills in for another.

    • I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A garment kept for being lent out.

      • Now that fellow wants five or ten dollars on his suit. He goes to this pawn shop and asks for a reliever. That is a second-hand suit, pretty well used up.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA