alleviator

[ uh-lee-vee-ey-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that alleviates.
2. (in a pipeline) an airtight box, having a free liquid surface, for cushioning the shock of water hammer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alleviator¹

First recorded in 1805–15; alleviate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Most of the air-quality improvement came overnight into Friday, with rain acting as a final alleviator.

From Seattle Times

Photography does not merely pander to the gratification of earthly vanity, but is an alleviator of human misery.

From Project Gutenberg

The thermometer registered ninety degrees Fahrenheit, but it was almost as hot on deck as below, and below various thirst alleviators were at hand.

From Project Gutenberg

"I think the kind of giving she does is really intended to draw attention to needs and the power we all have to be need alleviators," Gaudiani said.

From Chicago Tribune

It is an alleviator of human sorrow, an exhauster of oppressive cares.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• mediator
• referee