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Alleviator

Alleviator \Al*le"vi*a`tor\, n. One who, or that which, alleviates.

Wiktionary
alleviator

n. That who or which alleviates.

WordNet
alleviator
  1. n. a therapist who makes suffering more endurable

  2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant]

Usage examples of "alleviator".

The stuff had failed me miserably as a hair restorer, pain killer, corn remover, alleviator of women's distresses—I forget what else.

Her team of one-eyed, one-legged, maimed assistant alleviators of the boredom of the long voyage vied with each other to win her approval and render their services.