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 Definitions of comforter  [ˈkʌm fər tər]  

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Definition of 'comforter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) comforter
one that comforts.

2.  comforter
a thick quilted bedcover.

3.  comforter
a long woolen scarf, usu. knitted.

Etymology:  (1300–50; < AF, OF)

Definition of 'comforter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sympathizer, sympathiser, comforter
commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

2. (noun) reliever, allayer, comforter
a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
"a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"

3. (noun) quilt, comforter, comfort, puff
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

4. (noun) comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
device used for an infant to suck or bite on


Definition of 'comforter' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) comforter
a thick, warm bed cover


Definition of 'comforter' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) comforter
one who administers comfort or consolation

2. (noun) comforter
the Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of comforting believers

3. (noun) comforter
a knit woolen tippet, long and narrow

4. (noun) comforter
a wadded bedquilt; a comfortable



'comforter' - Nearby Entries  

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