1. Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
   - stand-in, substitute, relief, backup, backup man, fill-in 
2. A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
   "a reliever of anxiety"
   - allayer, comforter 
3. A pitcher who does not start the game
   - relief pitcher, fireman

Derived forms: relievers

See also: relieve

Type of: compeer, equal, hurler [N. Amer], individual, match, mortal, peer, person, pitcher, somebody, someone, soul, twirler

Encyclopedia: Reliever

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