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Job's comforters

Job's comforters is the plural of Job's comforter.

Meaning of Job's comforter

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.
  2. (obsolete, slang) A boil.

Questions about Job's comforters

What is Job's comforters the plural of?
Job's comforters is the plural of Job's comforter.

Words near Job's comforters in the dictionary

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

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