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Job's comforter

Job's comforter noun: a person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.

Noun

Job's comforter (plural Job's comforters)

  1. (figuratively) A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
    • Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.
    • Pagett is a famous Job's comforter. He displays a certain gloomy satisfaction that maddens me.1924, Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
  2. (obsolete, slang) A boil.

Forms of Job's comforter

pluralJob's comforters

Origin of Job's comforter

From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.

Questions about Job's comforter

What does Job's comforter mean?
Job's comforter means a person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
What part of speech is Job's comforter?
Job's comforter is a noun.
What is the plural of Job's comforter?
The plural of Job's comforter is Job's comforters.

Words near Job's comforter in the dictionary

  1. job's a good 'un
  2. job's a good'un
  3. job's a goodun
  4. Job's Coffin
  5. Job's comfort
  6. Job's comforter
  7. Job's comforters
  8. Job's news
  9. Job's syndrome
  10. Job's tears
  11. Job's-news

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