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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word relieving officer:

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  1. relieving officer: Merriam-Webster
  2. relieving officer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. relieving officer: Wiktionary

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  1. relieving officer: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (relieving officer)

noun:  (UK, historical) A person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse.
noun:  (UK, university slang, obsolete) One's father.

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