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relief pitcher

noun

Simple meaning

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

Pronunciation

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rihleefpicher

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹɪˈlifˈpɪtʃɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. baseball

    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.

  2. baseball

    A pitcher who does not start the game

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: 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.

Used this way, relief pitcher is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.

Emotional tone
Slightly negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Critical or judgemental
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Sports
  • News/reporting
  • Everyday conversation

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