reliever

[ri-lee-ver]

noun

1. a person or thing that relieves.

2. Baseball.,  relief pitcher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reliever¹

First recorded in 1475–85; relieve, -er ¹

Example Sentences

But they saw an opportunity to use him as a reliever in the playoffs.

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He went down looking again in Game 1 against left-handed reliever Matt Strahm.

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In the top of the 12th, the Tigers had the potential go-ahead run on third with one out, only for Seattle reliever Eduard Bazardo to wiggle out of the jam.

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How could a newcomer who practically vanished when he went down with a shoulder impingement five months earlier become the team’s most dominant reliever?

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No, Philadelphia Phillies’ reliever Orion Kerkering did not just botch a grounder and throw it away with the season on the line!

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