{Job's comforter}.
(a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under
pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.
(b) A boil. [Colloq.]
{Job's news}, bad news. --Carlyle.
{Job's tears} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Coix Lacryma}), with hard, shining, pearly grains. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Job's comforter — Comforter Com fort*er, n. 1. One who administers comfort or consolation. [1913 Webster] Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Script.) The Holy Spirit, referring to his office of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
job's comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Job's comforter — [jōbz′kum′fər tər] n. a person who aggravates one s misery while attempting or pretending to comfort: see Job 16:1 5 … English World dictionary
Job's comforter — UK [ˌdʒəʊbz ˈkʌmfə(r)tə(r)] / US [ˌdʒoʊbz ˈkʌmfərtər] noun [countable] Word forms Job s comforter : singular Job s comforter plural Job s comforters formal someone who tries to make another person feel better about their problems, but only makes… … English dictionary
job's comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Job’s comforter — Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a Job s comforter. (Job s is pronounced jobes , not jobs ) … Dictionary of English idioms
Job's comforter — Job s com|fort|er [ ,dʒoubz kʌmfərtər ] noun count FORMAL someone who tries to make another person feel better about their problems, but only makes them feel more unhappy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Job's comforter — Job s′ com′forter [[t]dʒoʊbz[/t]] n. a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages while attempting to console • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
Job's comforter — noun A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that simply adds to the distress. Only a Jobs comforter would try to argue that yesterdays stock fall announcement could bring anything good … Wiktionary
Job's comforter — [dʒəʊbz] noun a person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort. Origin C18: alluding to the biblical story (Job 16:2) of the patriarch Job … English new terms dictionary
