Comforter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌmfətə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Comforter is a noun meaning A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
Meaning
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
More Meanings
- (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
- (New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
- (dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter.
Example Sentences
Let no comforter delight mine ear / But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.
The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight.
A vast quilt or comforter was heaped beside the bed, in a broad puddle of congealed blood, thick and shiny on the patterned rugs.
[…] round his neck he wore a flaming red worsted comforter, whereof the straggling ends peeped out beneath his threadbare Newmarket coat, which was very tight and buttoned all the way up.
Word Forms
- comforters
Synonyms for comforter
Depending on context, synonyms include consoler, duvet, binky, dodie, dummy, paci.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sympathizer, pacifier, puff, quilt, coverage, game.
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