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Meanings of reliever in English

Portuguese
dobro
Catalan
substitut

Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

dobro

A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies.

Synonyms
Examples for "comforter"
Examples for "comforter"
1
A catnip comforter is another idea: numerous cats are used as blanket.
The new yorker
2
She was the faithful friend, the comforter in affliction, the wise counsellor.
The Home Mission
3
You have the spirit of the truth, and it is your comforter.
Mornings in the College Chapel / Short Addresses to Young Men on...
4
In fact Blanche was an ideal woman, a comforter and a helper.
A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny
5
Agnes saw the coarse clothes, the common boots, and the rough comforter.
Celibates

A pitcher who does not start the game.

Usage of reliever in English
1
We gobble up billions of dollars' worth of pain-reliever pills each year.
Prescription alternatives: hundreds of safe, natural, prescripti...
2
Painting Painting with watercolours, acrylics or pastels is a great stress reliever.
The South African
3
In small doses, the verbalisation of gripes can be a stress reliever.
The Irish Times
4
Marijuana is prescribed as a pain reliever for a range of maladies.
Reuters
5
Josh Reddick's two-out single scored Matt McBride off Texas reliever Matt Bush.
Reuters
6
It has been prescribed as a pain reliever and for cancer treatment.
Radio NZ
7
Its use as a relaxant or a pain reliever is widely accepted now.
BBC
8
Why would Torre use his key eighth-inning reliever in a blowout?
The Yankee Years
9
He spoke with former Mets reliever Tug McGraw and rookie reliever Charlie Puleo.
The new yorker
10
This resolution reliever the mind of Mr. Easy a good deal.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
11
Getting your tunes on An underrated stress reliever for exam preparation is music.
The South African
12
Offer a sympathetic ear along with a heating pad, backrub, or pain reliever.
Feminist dot com
13
Ate some peanut butter crackers, drank another Diet Coke, took more pain reliever.
Tough customer: a novel
14
Mets reliever John Franco and McNamee both had attended St. John's.
The Yankee Years
15
When the bullpen door swung open, an accidental reliever walked out.
The Yankee Years
16
Graeme Lloyd, a lefthanded reliever, was throwing in the Yankees' bullpen.
The Yankee Years
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Translations for reliever
Portuguese
dobro
Reliever through the time
Reliever across language varieties
United States of America
Common