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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

Example Sentences

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A former colleague comes in on the ferry to bring comforter tops for my knotting group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

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 • Jan. 19, 2024

Have a down comforter ready when you watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

My limbs, clad in the comforter that is my post Labor Day inside outfit, are studded in goose flesh.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

She lay back down on her bed and pulled the comforter over her head.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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