reliever
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
Types & categories
- peer hypernym
- locum tenens hyponym
- stunt man hyponym
- surrogate hyponym
Related & opposite
- sub derivation
- deputize derivation
- relieve derivation
- alternative derivation
Sense 2 noun
a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
a reliever of anxiety
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a pitcher who does not start the game
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- relieve derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sub |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deputize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relieve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | peer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | locum tenens |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stunt man |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surrogate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comfort |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | allay |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relieve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pitcher |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | finisher |