consoler
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- noun
- /kənˈsoʊlər/
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consolador
- On the tenth of May, Pentecost—the feast of the Holy Ghost, the true consoler—the gate of Dillenburg Castle was opened for the prisoner, and a horse was saddled for him.
- chief consoler
Examples
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So Spencer is front and center, the chief mourner, consoler, and witness to Marlise's shame in the thruway snack bar.
Fiction book (1998) -
As a result, they never know God as their comforter or consoler.
Blog text (24) -
The consolers sat on the floor with them, sat at the edge of Lily's grief.
Fiction book (1998) -
But the idea of the president as consoler-in-chief and master of the bedside manner was unique to FDR until the 1990s.
Blog text (20) -
Here is an early and not altogether brutal hint of what awaits Job in the severer discourse of his consolers: the logic of punishment.
Academic text (1998) -
After losing her pet, many friends came to be her consoler and offer comfort.
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The counselor acted as a consoler for the students who were dealing with their grief.
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As a consoler, he listened attentively to her feelings of sadness and offered kind words.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who gives comfort and listens when you feel sad
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3.4
A person who helps someone feel less sad or worried
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4.3
A person who feels sorry for someone and shows support
A person who calms others during arguments or distress
A person who shows sympathy to someone who has lost a loved one
A person who feels sorry for people in pain and tries to comfort them
A person who helps others in trouble
How Comforting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word consoler comes from the parts con- 'together' and solare 'to soothe', the same root as solace, so a consoler is someone who comes to soothe and comfort a person who is sad.