Synonyms for consoler

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-sohl

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsoʊl

Définition of consoler

Origin : 1690s, from French consoler "to comfort, console," from Latin consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + solari "to comfort" (see solace). Or perhaps a back-formation from consolation. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by frefran. Related: Consoled; consoling.

As in comforter : noun a person or thing that comforts
As in sympathizer : noun comforter
As in paraclete : noun advocate

Example sentences :

Edward put off his histrionics, and rushed up to her as the consoler—a new part for him.
Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame

So they both remained in the gloom side by side—he the consoler and she the healed.
Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

The consoler of sleepless nights, of weary days; the companion of troubled years!
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

You are the greatest adviser and consoler in all heart troubles.
Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson

She was now the protectress and the consoler of a man she admired and revered.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 » by Various

Thus construing Nature, Nature is our companion, our consoler.
Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Side by side with this picture of Woman the Consoler, let me place the companion sketch.
Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

But not only was Mrs. Hood a consoler, she was also a helper of her husband in his special work.
Extract from : « Character » by Samuel Smiles

Time has been described as a beautifier and as a consoler; but it is also a teacher.
Extract from : « Character » by Samuel Smiles

If you truly are the consoler of afflicted souls, prove it, for I am full of affliction.
Extract from : « Very Woman » by Remy de Gourmont

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