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. a person or thing that comforts

2. a woollen scarf

3. a baby's dummy

4. a quilted bed covering

Comforter

²

/ ˈkʌmfətə /

noun

1. Christianity an epithet of the Holy Spirit

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

Referred to as "the comforter", he was ushered in - along with his family - by a marching band, horse parade and a series of luxury vehicles, among them a midnight sapphire Rolls Royce.

From BBC

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

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