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Meaning of Reliever | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
  2. A relief pitcher.
  3. Someone who fills in for another.
  4. A garment kept for being lent out.
    dated, slang

Equivalents

العربية المخلّص، المريح من..
Español relevador relevante revezador revezante

Examples

“Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.”
“The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.”
“I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.”
“Now that fellow wants five or ten dollars on his suit. He goes to this pawn shop and asks for a reliever. That is a second-hand suit, pretty well used up.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Relieves Relieving relieving arch relieving officer relieving tackle relievo

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