Hyphenation of reliever

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word reliever? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-liev-er

Definitions of reliever:

1.	Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes We need extra employees for summer fill-ins
2.	A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies A reliever of anxiety An allayer of fears
3.	A pitcher who does not start the game

Synonyms of reliever:

noun	stand-in, substitute, relief, backup, backup man, fill-in, peer, equal, match, compeer
noun	allayer, comforter, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun	relief pitcher, fireman, pitcher, hurler, twirler

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.