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comforter

American  
[kuhm-fer-ter] / ˈkʌm fər tər /

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 British  
/ ˈkʌmfətə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that comforts

  2. a woollen scarf

  3. a baby's dummy

  4. a quilted bed covering

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Comforter 2 British  
/ ˈkʌmfətə /

noun

  1. Christianity an epithet of the Holy Spirit

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Etymology

Origin of comforter

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

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