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



Job  n.  The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man.
Job's comforter.
(a)
A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.
(b)
A boil. (Colloq.)
Job's news, bad news.
Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Job's comforter" Quotes from Famous Books



... little Job's Comforter gave Suzanna food for unpleasant questionings. Would, indeed, ...
— Suzanna Stirs the Fire • Emily Calvin Blake

... much too soon, as usual. Over half a century of years have passed since then, and each has played off its trick upon us. Each Spring has said to us:—"Now is your time for life. Live!" and each Summer has jilted us and left us to be consoled by Autumn, a Job's comforter who only says:—"Make the best of me while you can, for close ...
— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan



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