reliever
reliever · relievers
полегшення, рельєф, барельєф
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Ersatz, Springer, Double
Something which relievesSomething which relieves (pain, etc.).
US/ɹilˈivɚ/
» Do you have a pain reliever?
У вас есть обезболивающее? — afyodor
У вас есть болеутоляющее? — sharptoothed
У вас є знеболююче? — deniko
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesSomething which relieves (pain, etc.).
Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.
A relief pitcher.
The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
a pitcher who does not start the game
Someone who fills in for another.
I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
(dated, slang)A garment kept for being lent out.
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From relieve + -er.From relieve + -er.
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plural: relieversSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- a pitcher who does not start the game:relief pitcher
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies:allayercomforter
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult):stand-insubstitutereliefbackupfill-in