reliever

English Thesaurus

1. a pitcher who does not start the game (noun.person)

hypernym	:	hurler, pitcher, twirler,
definition	:	(baseball) the person who does the pitching (noun.person)

hyponym	:	closer, finisher,
definition	:	(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game (noun.person)

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

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

3. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	compeer, equal, match, peer,
definition	:	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (noun.person)

hyponym	:	locum, locum tenens,
definition	:	someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession (noun.person)

hyponym	:	double, stunt man, stunt woman,
definition	:	a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts (noun.person)

hyponym	:	alternate, replacement, surrogate,
definition	:	someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)

4. a pitcher who does not start the game (noun.person)

derivation	:	relieve, take over,
definition	:	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)

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

derivation	:	comfort, console, solace, soothe,
definition	:	give moral or emotional strength to (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	allay, ease, relieve, still,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)

6. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	deputise, deputize, step in, substitute,
definition	:	act as a substitute (verb.social)

derivation	:	relieve, take over,
definition	:	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)

7. a pitcher who does not start the game (noun.person)

derivation	:	relieve, take over,
definition	:	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)

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

derivation	:	comfort, console, solace, soothe,
definition	:	give moral or emotional strength to (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	allay, ease, relieve, still,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)

9. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	deputise, deputize, step in, substitute,
definition	:	act as a substitute (verb.social)

derivation	:	relieve, take over,
definition	:	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)

derivation	:	alternate, alternative, substitute,
definition	:	serving or used in place of another (adj.all)