Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relief pitcher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: re-lief pitch-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"The team's relief pitchers have not allowed a run in the past six games."

Inflected Forms

relief pitchers (plural)

Phrases

set-up pitcher middle relief pitcher long reliever mop-up man

Frequently Paired Words

closer set-up pitcher middle relief pitcher long reliever mop-up man

Synonyms

reliever

Questions

What does relief pitcher mean?: 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.

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