Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for alleviator. Search instead for alleviato.
Definitions

alleviator

[uh-lee-vee-ey-ter] / əˈli viˌeɪ tər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

When the nation was stupefied with the miasma of human slavery, Lincoln, the alleviator, broke its horrid spell by diffusing through the fire of war the sweet incense of liberty.

From Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore

Photography does not merely pander to the gratification of earthly vanity, but is an alleviator of human misery.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

“And I can go to the stores if it does rain52 and go up in the alleviator, for I brought my little umbrella.”

From The Twin Cousins by May, Sophie




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "alleviator" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com