discomforter
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From discomfort + -er.
Noun
[edit]discomforter (plural discomforters)
- 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.