comforter

Noun
US[kuhm-fer-ter]/ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: sympathizersympathiserrelieverallayerquiltcomfortpuffpacifierbaby's dummyteething ring

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)

  1. a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortuneSynonyms: sympathizersympathiserType of communicatorKinds Job's comforter
  2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies“a reliever of anxiety”“an allayer of fears”Synonyms: relieverallayerType of actor, doer
  3. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched togetherSynonyms: quiltcomfortpuffType of bedclothes, bed clothingKinds eiderdown, patchwork
  4. device used for an infant to suck or bite onSynonyms: pacifierbaby's dummyteething ringType of device

Related words sympathise verb, relieve verb, comfort verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Com′fort·er noun

1. One who administers comfort or consolation.

Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.— William Shakespeare

2. Scripture The Holy Spirit, — referring to his office of comforting believers.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things.— John xiv. 26.

3. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. US

The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight.— Popular Science Monthly

4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. US

Job's comforter, a boil. colloquial

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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