RELIEF PITCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relief pitcher mean? 

• RELIEF PITCHER (noun)
  The noun RELIEF PITCHER has 1 sense:

1. a pitcher who does not start the game

  Familiarity information: RELIEF PITCHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELIEF PITCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pitcher who does not start the game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fireman; relief pitcher; reliever

Hypernyms ("relief pitcher" is a kind of...):

hurler; pitcher; twirler ((baseball) the person who does the pitching)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief pitcher"):

closer; finisher ((baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game)