reliever

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
- a reliever of anxiety
- an allayer of fears
• Syn:
allayer, comforter
• Derivationally related forms:
comfort (for: comforter), allay (for: allayer), relieve
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
2. 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
• Syn:
stand-in, substitute, relief, backup, backup man, fill-in
• Derivationally related forms:
fill in (for: fill-in), relieve, substitute (for: substitute), stand in (for: stand-in)
• Hypernyms:
peer, equal, match, compeer
• Hyponyms:
locum tenens, locum, double, stunt man, stunt woman,
surrogate, alternate, replacement
3. a pitcher who does not start the game
• Syn:
relief pitcher, fireman
• Derivationally related forms:
relieve
• Hypernyms:
pitcher, hurler, twirler
• Hyponyms:
closer, finisher

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lighten, excuse, let off, exempt, remedy, unbosom, salvage, salve, save, still, allay, ease, free, take over, alleviate, palliate, assuage
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  enforce, implement, apply