JOB'S COMFORTER


Meaning of JOB'S COMFORTER in English

ˈjōbz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: after Job, Old Testament patriarch; from the scolding tone of his friends' speeches

1. : one that increases (as by tactless or malicious remarks) a person's distress while supposedly comforting him

2. : furuncle

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