Definition of Alleviator

1. Noun. A therapist who makes suffering more endurable.

Generic synonyms: Healer, Therapist
Derivative terms: Alleviate

2. Noun. Remedy that alleviates pain without curing.
Exact synonyms: Alleviant, Palliative
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Alleviate, Palliative

Definition of Alleviator

1. n. One who, or that which, alleviates.

Definition of Alleviator

1. Noun. That who or which alleviates. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alleviator

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alleviator

allesthesia
allethrin
allethrins
allethrolone
alleviable
alleviant
alleviants
alleviate
alleviated
alleviates
alleviating
alleviations
alleviative
alleviatives
alleviator (current term)
alleviators
alleviatory
alley
alley cat
alley cats
alley oops
alley stone
alleycat
alleycats
alleyed
alleygating
alleylike
alleys
alleyway

Literary usage of Alleviator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal by Hugh L Hodge, Franklin Bache, Charles D Meigs, Benjamin Hornor Coates, R La Roche (1826)
"... alleviator.— This machine was invented by Mr. JOBN C. JENCKES, "an ingenious and respectable mechanic," of Providence, Rhode Island, in the summer of ..."

2. The Boston Directory (1862)
"!><>ot or shoe can be wt rn at all times after the ap] Jilt. Bi:l<i<;S feel* justified in warranting his alleviator to effect cu A cure for the ..."

3. The Operating Engineer's Catechism of Steam Engineering by Michael H. Gornston (1922)
"Briefly explain the construction of an alleviator and where it should be placed. An alleviator consists of a plunger working through a water-packed ..."

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