- a pitcher who does not start the game
Synonym: relief pitcherfireman
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
- a reliever of anxiety
- an allayer of fears
Synonym: allayercomforter
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Synonym: stand-insubstitutereliefbackupbackup manfill-in