reliefer

[ri-lee-fer]

re·lief·er

[ri-lee-fer]
noun
1.
Baseball. relief pitcher.
2.
a person who, because of old age, indigence, physical disability, or the like, receives welfare benefits from the state.
3.
a person who temporarily replaces someone else.

Origin:
1790–1800; relief1 + -er1
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