alleviator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that alleviates.
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(in a pipeline) an airtight box, having a free liquid surface, for cushioning the shock of water hammer.
Etymology
Origin of alleviator
Example Sentences
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Major, a professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, added: "The reality is that a teacher these days is a counsellor, a social worker, a poverty alleviator and a guardian of respectful values."
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Most of the air-quality improvement came overnight into Friday, with rain acting as a final alleviator.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
And they come swiftly from the other side of the earth, over wires and cables, for your electric telegraph is a great alleviator of anxiety.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad
Good humor is a great alleviator of bodily privation.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
All that is bestowed upon me of that kindest alleviator of human miseries comes dashed with a double portion of contempt.
From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb
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