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Meaning of ALLEVIATOR

Pronunciation:  u'leevee`eytur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  remedy that alleviates pain without curing
  2. [n]  a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
 
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 Synonyms: alleviant, palliative
 
 See Also: curative, cure, healer, remedy, therapist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al*le"vi*a`tor\, n.
One who, or that which, alleviates.
 
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