comforter

noun

com·​fort·​er ˈkəm(p)-fər-tər 

ˈkəm(p)-fə-tər

1

a

capitalized : holy spirit

b

: one that gives comfort

2

a

: a long narrow usually knitted neck scarf

b

: a thick bed covering made of two layers of cloth containing a filling (such as down)

Examples of comforter in a Sentence

He was her longtime confidant and comforter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Fill power: The higher the fill power, the warmer the comforter. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024

Get up to 25% off sheets, robes, comforters and more! —Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024

Two officers rushed into his bedroom and spotted a comforter on the floor covering a big lump. —Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024

The footage allegedly showed two men carrying what appeared to be a body wrapped in a comforter out of the building. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English confortour, comfortour, borrowed from Anglo-French confortur, comfortour, from conforter, comforter "to strengthen spiritually, comfort entry 1" + -ur, -our -er entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing comforter

• Job's comforter

Kids Definition

comforter

noun

com·​fort·​er ˈkəm(p)-fə(r)t-ər 

1

: one that gives comfort

2

: a long narrow neck scarf

3

: quilt entry 1