discomforter

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noun

One who causes discomfort.

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Meanings

noundiscomforter (plural discomforters)

plural discomforters

  1. One who causes discomfort.

    Next the tired captive sat down and was going to take off his buskins, timidly asking leave with his eye, but another silk-and-velvet discomforter went down upon his knees and took the office from him.

    1882, Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

Origin

From discomfort + -er.

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APA

discomforter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discomforter

MLA

“discomforter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discomforter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discomforter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discomforter.

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