comforter

[ kuhm-fer-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that comforts.
2. a quilt.
3. a long, woolen scarf, usually knitted.
4. the Comforter. Holy Ghost.

Comforter

¹

/ ˈkʌmfətə /

noun

1. Christianity an epithet of the Holy Spirit

comforter

²

/ ˈkʌmfətə /

noun

1. a person or thing that comforts
2. a woollen scarf
3. a baby's dummy
4. a quilted bed covering

Word History and Origins

Origin of comforter¹

1300–50; Middle English comfortour < Anglo-French, Old French conforteor, equivalent to confort ( er ) ( comfort ) + -eor < Latin -ōr- -or ¹ or -ātōr- -ator

Word History and Origins

Origin of comforter¹

C14: translation of Latin consolātor, representing Greek paraklētos; see Paraclete

Example Sentences

Clean: Here are guides to washing your comforter and your blankets.

From New York Times

Mr. Trump clung to the trappings of the presidency — as instruments of power, leverage and, some have suggested, psychological comforters.

From New York Times

They married in the camp, and when they had a son, they named him Menachem, which means comforter or consoler in Hebrew.

From New York Times

Have a down comforter ready when you watch.

From Los Angeles Times

Hanson, who determined that Majors should be arrested in March, said he found a “small amount of blood on a comforter on the bed,” Variety reported.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bedspread
• quilt