English noun: comforter | |||
1. | comforter (person) commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | ||
Synonyms | sympathiser, sympathizer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicator | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Job's comforter | ||
2. | comforter (person) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | ||
Samples | A reliever of anxiety. An allayer of fears. | ||
Synonyms | allayer, reliever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
3. | comforter (artifact) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | ||
Synonyms | comfort, puff, quilt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown, patchwork, patchwork quilt | ||
4. | comforter (artifact) device used for an infant to suck or bite on | ||
Synonyms | baby's dummy, pacifier, teething ring | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||