Synonyms: relief pitcher, reliever, fireman
Definition: a pitcher who does not start the game
Similar words: pitcher, twirler, hurler
Definition: (baseball) the person who does the pitching
Usage: our pitcher has a sore arm
Synonyms: reliever, comforter, allayer
Definition: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
Usage: a reliever of anxiety; an allayer of fears
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Synonyms: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
Definition: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Usage: the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes; we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Similar words: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group