reliever vs alternate

alternate vs reliever

reliever and alternate both are nouns.

reliever is not an adjective while alternate is an adjective.

reliever is not a verb while alternate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reliever	Yes	No	No	No
alternate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, alternate is a hyponym of reliever; that is, alternate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reliever:

reliever: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
alternate: someone who takes the place of another person

Other hyponyms of reliever include locum, locum tenens, double, replacement, surrogate.

reliever (noun)	alternate (noun)
a pitcher who does not start the game	someone who takes the place of another person
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

reliever (adjective)	alternate (adjective)
	of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
	serving or used in place of another
	occurring by turns; first one and then the other
	every second one of a series

reliever (verb)	alternate (verb)
	do something in turns
	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	be an understudy or alternate for a role
	exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Difference between reliever and alternate

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