reliever

Everyday

1. A reliever is something that takes away or eases pain or trouble, like a pain reliever (a medicine). tree →
2. An inhaler that quickly helps a person with asthma breathe, often blue. tree →
3. In baseball and cricket, a player who comes on to take over from another. tree →

In the lessons

Used in health and safety: pain relievers are medicines; only take them when an adult gives them. Children with asthma carry a reliever inhaler, often to school and PE. Phrases: "pain reliever", "stress reliever", "reliever inhaler".

Examples

• Mum gave me a pain reliever for my headache. tree →
• Take your reliever inhaler to PE. tree →
• A blue inhaler is usually a reliever. tree →
• Squeezing a ball is a good stress reliever. tree →
• The reliever pitcher came in to finish the game. tree →
• Never take a pain reliever without asking an adult. tree →

Note

Countable. From the verb "relieve" (to make pain or worry less); noun "relief". Spelling: "ie" in reliever. A "preventer" inhaler is different and is taken every day.