alleviator
a person or thing that alleviates.
(in a pipeline) an airtight box, having a free liquid surface, for cushioning the shock of water hammer.
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How to use alleviator in a sentence
O thou sweet alleviator of anxious toils, be propitious to me, whenever duly invoking thee!
The Works of Horace | HoraceAll that is bestowed upon me of that kindest alleviator of human miseries comes dashed with a double portion of contempt.
The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 | Charles LambAnd I can go to the stores if it does rain52 and go up in the alleviator, for I brought my little umbrella.
The Twin Cousins | Sophie MayPhotography does not merely pander to the gratification of earthly vanity, but is an alleviator of human misery.
The Evolution of Photography | John WergeThe conversation of a friend is a powerful alleviator of the fatigue of walking.
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