Phrase guide

relief pitcher

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The team's relief pitchers have not allowed a run in the past six games.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a pitcher who does not start the game

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reliever, fireman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pitcher, hurler, twirler

Narrower terms: closer, finisher

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llançador de relleu — baseball: replacement pitcher
  • Finnish: vaihtosyöttäjä — baseball: replacement pitcher
  • Japanese: 救援投手 (kyūen tōshu) — baseball: replacement pitcher
  • Korean: 구원투수 (guwontusu) — baseball: replacement pitcher
  • Korean: 소방수 (sobangsu) — baseball: replacement pitcher