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job's comforter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
job's -com-forter
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.

noun

A boil.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Job's comforters (plural)

Phrases

Job's comfort

Frequently Paired Words

Job's comfort

Questions

What does job's comforter mean?
A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
Where does job's comforter come from?
From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.

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