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reliever - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reliever' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reliever [ n.]
- One who, or that which, relieves.

Meaning of 'reliever' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reliever [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
Example in sentence:
  • a reliever of anxiety;
  • an allayer of fears
Meaning (2):
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Example in sentence:
  • the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes;
  • we need extra employees for summer fill-ins

Nearby Words:

relade relaid relais reland relapse relapsed relapser relapsing relate related

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