nnoun.personsomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)Synset:backup backup man fill-in relief stand-in substitute
Examples:- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Derivationally Related Form:fill inrelievestand insubstitute
Hypernyms:compeer equal match peer
Inherited Hypernyms:stand-inpeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stand-inpeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alternatedoublelocumlocum tenensreplacementstunt manstunt womansurrogate
Full Hyponyms:doublelocum tenenssurrogate
nnoun.persona person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifiesSynset:allayer comforter
Examples:- a reliever of anxiety
- an allayer of fears
Derivationally Related Form:relievecomfortallay
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona pitcher who does not start the gameSynset:fireman relief pitcher
Derivationally Related Form:relieve
Hypernyms:hurler pitcher twirler
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherballplayerathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherballplayerathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherballplayerplayercontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherballplayerplayercontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherthrowerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:relieverpitcherthrowerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:closerfinisher
Full Hyponyms:closerslammer