Definitions

reliever

[ri-lee-ver] / rɪˈli vər /

NOUN

helper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backup

STRONG

abettor accessory accomplice adherent adjunct aid aide ally appointee apprentice attendant backer coadjutor collaborator colleague companion deputy follower friend gofer help helpmate henchman paraprofessional partner secretary servant subordinate succorer supporter temp

WEAK

coadjutant fellow worker gal Friday girl Friday man Friday right-hand man/woman right-hand person temporary worker

Antonyms

STRONG

adversary antagonist blockage boss chief detractor enemy foe hindrance injury leader manager master obstruction opponent opposer superior

Example Sentences

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Reliever Lena Elkins couldn’t work out of the jam.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Reliever Justin Wrobleski pitched a scoreless seventh and Sasaki squeaked through a tense bottom of the eighth, giving up a single to Springer and walking Guerrero.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Reliever Brock Stewart, the Dodgers’ most celebrated acquisition at the trade deadline, left Monday to join Oklahoma City for a two-game rehab assignment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Reliever Kirby Yates could be activated as soon as Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

They were sleeping, arms about each other, warm in the arms of Death, the kindly Reliever of Pain.

From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood

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