# reliever

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,549

## Definitions
1. Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
2. A relief pitcher.
3. Someone who fills in for another.
4. A garment kept for being lent out.

## Etymology
From relieve + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **relive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliever-vs-relive)
- **reviewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliever-vs-reviewer)
- **retriever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliever-vs-retriever)
- **relieve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relieve-vs-reliever)
- **relieved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relieved-vs-reliever)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erliever`, `reilever`, `releiver`, `relieevr`, `relieverr`, `relievre`, `relievver`, `reliveer`, `relliever`, `rleiever`, `rreliever`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reliever