Job's comforter en · NOUN
Etymology
From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.
Meanings
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(figuratively) A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
Pagett is a famous Job's comforter. He displays a certain gloomy satisfaction that maddens me.
1924, Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit:Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.
- (obsolete, slang) A boil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job's comforters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
pl pocieszyciel Hioba (person who aggravates someone's distress under the guise of consoling them)