reliever

Plural: relievers

Noun

• A person or thing that brings relief or takes over a duty.
• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
• a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
  • "a reliever of anxiety"
• a pitcher who does not start the game
• Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
• A relief pitcher.
• Someone who fills in for another.
• A garment kept for being lent out.

Examples

• I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.
• The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.
• The ’J’ tile was the perfect RELIEVER for his lack of high-value letters.

Synonyms

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

Related Words

first baseman, infielder, outfielder, pitcher, starter