reliefer

[ri-lee-fer]

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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.

Origin of reliefer

First recorded in 1790–1800; relief¹ + -er¹

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Related Words for reliefer

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