Reliever — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈiːvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈiːvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈiːvə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈiːvɚ/.

Examples

the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
a reliever of anxiety

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stand-in relief pitcher fill-in comforter relief substitute allayer backup man fireman backup

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) “the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”
noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies “a reliever of anxiety”
noun	a pitcher who does not start the game

Word Forms

stand in	verb	be a substitute
substitute	adjective	serving or used in place of another
substitute	verb	act as a substitute
relieve	verb	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
fill in	verb	be a substitute
allay	verb	lessen the intensity of or calm
comfort	verb	give moral or emotional strength to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erleichterung

jemand, der den Platz eines anderen einnimmt (z. B. wenn die Dinge gefährlich oder schwierig werden)

🇫🇷French

releveur

quelqu'un qui prend la place d'un autre (comme lorsque les choses deviennent dangereuses ou difficiles)

🇪🇸Spanish

relevista

alguien que toma el lugar de otro (como cuando las cosas se ponen peligrosas o difíciles)

🇮🇹Italian

sollievo

qualcuno che prende il posto di un altro (come quando le cose si fanno pericolose o difficili)

🇳🇱Dutch

verlosser

iemand die de plaats van een ander inneemt (zoals wanneer dingen gevaarlijk of moeilijk worden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

apaziguador

alguém que toma o lugar de outro (como quando as coisas ficam perigosas ou difíceis)

🇷🇺Russian

питчер

тот, кто занимает место другого (например, когда дела становятся опасными или трудными)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निवारक

कोई व्यक्ति जो दूसरे की जगह लेता है (जैसे कि जब चीजें खतरनाक या कठिन हो जाती हैं)

🇧🇩Bengali

উপশমকারী

কেউ যে অন্যের জায়গা নেয় (যেমন জিনিসগুলি বিপজ্জনক বা কঠিন হয়ে যায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

நிவாரணி

மற்றொருவரின் இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கும் ஒருவர் (விஷயங்கள் ஆபத்தானதாகவோ அல்லது கடினமாகவோ இருக்கும்போது)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపశమనకారిణి

మరొకరి స్థానాన్ని ఆక్రమించే వ్యక్తి (విషయాలు ప్రమాదకరంగా లేదా కష్టంగా ఉన్నప్పుడు)

🇮🇳Marathi

रिलीव्हर

एखादी व्यक्ती जो दुसऱ्याची जागा घेतो (जेव्हा गोष्टी धोकादायक किंवा कठीण होतात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાહત આપનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે બીજાનું સ્થાન લે છે (જેમ કે જ્યારે વસ્તુઓ જોખમી અથવા મુશ્કેલ બને છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾರಕ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾದಾಗ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വാസകൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ സ്ഥാനം ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ (കാര്യങ്ങൾ അപകടകരമോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ളതോ ആകുമ്പോൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਹਤ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜਦੋਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਖਤਰਨਾਕ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ریلیف دینے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو دوسرے کی جگہ لیتا ہے (جیسے جب چیزیں خطرناک یا مشکل ہوجاتی ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓解剂

代替另一个人的人（当事情变得危险或困难时）

🇯🇵Japanese

リリーバー

他の人の代わりをする人（物事が危険または困難になったときなど）

🇰🇷Korean

구원자

다른 사람을 대신하는 사람(상황이 위험하거나 어려울 때)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc giảm đau

ai đó thay thế người khác (khi mọi việc trở nên nguy hiểm hoặc khó khăn)

🇹🇭Thai

ปลดปล่อย

คนที่เข้ามาแทนที่คนอื่น (เช่นเมื่อสิ่งที่ได้รับอันตรายหรือยากลำบาก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pereda

seseorang yang menggantikan orang lain (seperti ketika keadaan menjadi berbahaya atau sulit)

🇲🇾Malay

pelega

seseorang yang mengambil tempat orang lain (seperti apabila keadaan menjadi berbahaya atau sukar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المخلص

شخص يحل محل شخص آخر (كما هو الحال عندما تصبح الأمور خطيرة أو صعبة)

🇮🇷Persian

تسکین دهنده

کسی که جای دیگری را می گیرد (مانند زمانی که همه چیز خطرناک یا دشوار می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatlatıcı

Bir başkasının yerini alan biri (işler tehlikeli veya zorlaştığında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקל

מישהו שתופס את מקומו של אחר (כמו כאשר דברים הופכים מסוכנים או קשים)

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The primary meaning of 'reliever' is 'someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)'.

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Using 'reliever' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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