1. (

• sympathizer ,
• sympathiser ,
• comforter

) a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune ;

2. (

• reliever ,
• allayer ,
• comforter ,

) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" ;

3. (

• quilt ,
• comforter ,
• comfort ,
• puff

) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together ;

4. (

• comforter ,
• pacifier ,
• baby's_dummy ,
• teething_ring

) device used for an infant to suck or bite on ;