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reliever::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, stand-in, substitute |
| Type of | compeer, equal, match, peer |
| Has types | surrogate, locum tenens, locum, alternate, replacement, double, stunt man, stunt woman |
| Derivation | relieve |
Examples of reliever
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He served as middle reliever here, closer there, mop-up here, long relief there.
From the stltoday.com
Boston reliever Hideki Okajima worked a scoreless inning in his 51st appearance.
From the washingtontimes.com
Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer off Giants reliever Ramon Ramirez in the eighth.
From the sacbee.com
The Angels got to Reds reliever Jared Burton for four runs in the eighth inning.
From the kentucky.com
Even their top reliever, Brad Lidge, was acquired from outside the organization.
From the kentucky.com
Rookie reliever Craig Kimbrel was one out from a save before the Giants rallied.
From the thenewstribune.com
Three batters later, Quentin hit a three-run homer against reliever Trevor Bell.
From the suntimes.com
Reliever Jake Boyd collected both of those wins to improve to 6-0 on the season.
From the news-journalonline.com
Next batter Chris Aguila then doubled off reliever Tim Dillard to score Rottino.
From the tennessean.com
- Stand-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"
- A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
- A pitcher who does not start the game
- A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter. ...
- A relief pitcher; Someone who fills in for another
