Dictionary definition · comforter
noun
- a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies"a reliever of anxiety"
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- device used for an infant to suck or bite on
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).