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relief pitcher

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relief pitcher

–noun Baseball.
1. a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
2. a pitcher regularly so used, as opposed to one who regularly starts games.
Also called reliever, reliefer.


Origin:
1945–50
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relief pitcher  
n.   Baseball
A pitcher who replaces another during a game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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