RelieverWordNet Explorer
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noun
a pitcher who does not start the game
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(baseball) the person who does the pitching
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(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
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a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
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a human being
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someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
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someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession