alleviator

noun

al·​le·​vi·​a·​tor ə-ˈlē-vē-ˌā-tər 

plural -s

: one that alleviates

the alleviators, the doctors and nurses

—Cyril Connolly

snow can be a great alleviator of the American restlessness

—J. W. Krutch

specifically : a shock absorber in a hydraulic system

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for alleviator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator