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reliever

Nouns

• (n) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
  • the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
  • we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
  backup man, fill-in, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief,
• (n) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
  • a reliever of anxiety
  • an allayer of fears
  allayer, comforter,
• (n) a pitcher who does not start the game relief pitcher, fireman,

Synonyms

backup man fill-in stand-in backup substitute relief allayer comforter relief pitcher fireman

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