n. 1. One who administers comfort or consolation. [ 1913 Webster ] Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Script.) The Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of comforting believers. [ 1913 Webster ] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things. John xiv. 26. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Job's comforter, a boil. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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