consoler

consoler

English

Etymology

    From console + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈsəʊ̯lə/, [kʰənˈsəʊ̯lə]
    • (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈsoʊ̯lɚ/, [kʰənˈsoʊ̯lɚ]
    • Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
    • Hyphenation: con‧so‧ler

    Noun

    consoler (plural consolers)

    1. One who gives consolation.
      Synonyms: reliever, sympathizer
      • 1997, Larry L. King, True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction, →ISBN:
        Grieving apparently wasn't a full-time job, however, since Hank up and married a gal named Billie Jean and daddied a daughter by yet another consoler.

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    French

    Etymology

    From Latin cōnsōlārī.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.le/
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    Verb

    consoler

    1. to comfort, console

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Haitian Creole: konsole

    Further reading

    Latin

    Verb

    cōnsōler

    1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of cōnsōlor