Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reliever

3 senses of reliever

Sense 1
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in -- (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins")
       => peer, equal, match, compeer -- (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

Sense 2
reliever, allayer, comforter -- (a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
reliever, relief pitcher, fireman -- (a pitcher who does not start the game)
       => pitcher, hurler, twirler -- ((baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm")