discomforter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English discomfort

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English discomforter

From discomfort + -er.

Noun

discomforter (plural discomforters)

1. One who causes discomfort.
   • 1882, Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper:

     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.