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Comforter

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌmfətə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kum′fər tər)

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Comforter /ˈkʌmfətə/ n

an epithet of the Holy Spirit

Etymology: 14th Century: translation of Latin consolātor, representing Greek paraklētos; see Paraclete

com•fort•er /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

one that comforts.
a thick quilted bedcover.

com•fort•er (kum′fər tər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that comforts.
a quilt.
Clothinga long, woolen scarf, usually knitted.
Religion the Comforter. See Holy Ghost.

Latin -ōr- -or¹ or -ātōr- -ator
Anglo-French, Old French conforteor, equivalent. to confort(er) (see comfort) + -eor
Middle English comfortour 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

comforter /ˈkʌmfətə/ n

a person or thing that comforts
chiefly Brit a woollen scarf
a baby's dummy
US a quilted bed covering

'Comforter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

console - Job's comforter - Paraclete - security blanket - comfort - comfortable - duvet - eiderdown - hap - sheetcase

Synonyms: consoler, pacifier, sympathizer, sympathiser, friend, more...

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Thrust and jerk back the comforter in the air

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