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reliefer

[ ri-lee-fer ]
/ rɪˈli fər /
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noun

Baseball. relief pitcher.
a person who, because of old age, indigence, physical disability, or the like, receives welfare benefits from the state.
a person who temporarily replaces someone else.

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RELATED WORDS

unimportant, trivial, inferior, insignificant, supporting, lower, tributary, dinky, contingent, extra, dependent, collateral, alternate, auxiliary, accessory, second, petty, relief, small, subsidiary

Nearby words

reliction, relief, relief map, relief pitcher, relief valve, reliefer, relier, relieve, relieve oneself, relieve someone of, relieved

Origin of reliefer

First recorded in 1790–1800; relief1 + -er1
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