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fireman, reliever, relief pitcher | a pitcher who does not start the game | ||
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comforter, reliever, allayer | a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | ||
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relief, fill-in, backup, substitute, reliever, stand-in, backup man | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) |