reliever

英 [rɪˈliːvə(r)]

美 [rɪˈliːvər]

n.  救济者

第三人称单数：relievers　

COCA.12227

英英释义

noun

• a pitcher who does not start the game
  Synonym:relief pitcherfireman
• a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
  1. a reliever of anxiety
  2. an allayer of fears
  Synonym:allayercomforter
• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
  1. the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
  2. we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
  Synonym:stand-insubstitutereliefbackupbackup manfill-in

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