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alleviator

alleviator

7.5
A person who helps reduce someone's pain or suffering
  • noun
  • /əˈliːviˌeɪtər/
translation icon : aliviador
  • As a therapist, she is known as an alleviator of anxiety for many of her clients.

Examples

  • He worked as an alleviator, providing support to those dealing with chronic pain.

  • The community center hired an alleviator to help the elderly cope with their loneliness.

  • Mr. Schneck could be onto something, but the number one alleviator of poverty is the traditional family (mom and dad married to each other).

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Synonyms

reliever
vsalleviator
9 3.7

Something that makes pain or worry less

is specifically a person, often a therapist, not an object

Antonyms

tormentor
  • NSFW
12 7.9

A person who hurts someone on purpose, often again and again

How Effective

therapist
508 3.7
alleviator
7.5
nurse
∞ 1.0
caregiver
  • US
79 3.2
friend
503 1.0
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

alleviator singular
alleviators plural

Morphology

alleviator = alleviate (transparent) = alleviate + or

The suffix '-or' is commonly used to form nouns indicating a person who performs an action, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

Alleviator comes from the verb alleviate, which comes from the Latin levis meaning 'light', so it originally meant 'one who makes things lighter'. An alleviator is therefore a person who eases pain or suffering, making it feel less heavy.