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English noun: reliever | |||
| 1. | reliever (person) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | ||
| Samples | The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes. We need extra employees for summer fill-ins. | ||
| Synonyms | backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, stand-in, substitute | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compeer, equal, match, peer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alternate, double, locum, locum tenens, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, surrogate | ||
| 2. | reliever (person) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | ||
| Samples | A reliever of anxiety. An allayer of fears. | ||
| Synonyms | allayer, comforter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 3. | reliever (person) a pitcher who does not start the game | ||
| Synonyms | fireman, relief pitcher | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hurler, pitcher, twirler | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | closer, finisher | ||
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