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.

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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

Example Sentences

She brings us pillows and comforters, and pajamas for Boo.

From Literature

Her bed is tucked in the corner and has a big fluffy comforter.

From Literature

“Here’s a pillow and the comforter,” Door said, tossing them at Coal.

From Literature

It worked just as well layered over a sheet and under a comforter to preheat the bed.

From The Wall Street Journal

After she was murdered as a young woman, Jill was, in her words, “elevated” to the role of a comforter, whose task is to aid the dying in their transition to the afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bedspread
• quilt