Definition of "reliever" in English

noun

1. (chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.).

   • Pepto-Bismol is an upset-stomach reliever.

2. (baseball) A relief pitcher.

   • The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.

3. Someone who fills in for another.

   • I'll be the reliever today so that you can each take a break.

4. (slang, dated) A garment kept for being lent out.