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relevista

relay runner

noun rreh-leh-BEES-tah Rare
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Also means

relief pitcher

Usage Note

Relevista is a common-gender noun (same form for male and female): el relevista, la relevista. In athletics it refers to a runner who competes in relay races (carreras de relevos). In baseball, especially in Latin America, it denotes a relief pitcher who enters to replace the starting pitcher mid-game.

Examples

"La relevista llegó al estadio con tiempo justo."

Natural Translation

The relay runner arrived at the stadium just in time.

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