reliefer

[ ri-lee-fer ]
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noun
  1. Baseball. relief pitcher.

  2. a person who, because of old age, indigence, physical disability, or the like, receives welfare benefits from the state.

  1. a person who temporarily replaces someone else.

Origin of reliefer

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; relief1 + -er1

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