Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who consoles, or gives consolation or comfort.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who gives consolation.
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- noun One who gives
consolation .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When New York City's 107th mayor declared that "the number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear"—demonstrating in those dark days a decade ago that he would be both crisis manager and consoler in chief— Rudolph Giuliani forever yoked his life to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Giuliani's 9/11 Lessons Still Fresh Michael Howard Saul 2011
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When New York City's 107th mayor declared "the number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear"—showing in those dark days a decade ago that he would be not only crisis manager but consoler in chief—Rudy Giuliani forever yoked his life to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Mayor 2011
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama takes on role as consoler in chief « - Blogs from CNN. com
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As new ideas grew more and more alarming in the Victorian era (atheism, evolution, rumblings of social revolution), the man of letters found himself a consoler as well as a critic, increasingly adopting a soothing bedside manner to quell the anxieties of the middle classes.
March « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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This moment as chief consoler comes to all presidents – often many times.
Obama Arizona Speech To Honor Memories, Speak Of Hope AP 2011
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As he watched Obama, Meek says he saw his commander in chief take on a new role: the consoler in chief.
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In Tucson tonight, President Obama played the role that all presidents must play at times of great tragedy: consoler in chief.
Obama: consoler in chief Eugene Robinson 2011
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House Speaker John Boehner R., Ohio postponed debate on the repeal, probably until next week, and assumed the role of chief consoler on the somber occasion.
House Pays Tribute to Attack Victims Patrick O'Connor 2011
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This moment as chief consoler comes to all presidents – often many times.
Obama Arizona Speech To Honor Memories, Speak Of Hope AP 2011
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As new ideas grew more and more alarming in the Victorian era (atheism, evolution, rumblings of social revolution), the man of letters found himself a consoler as well as a critic, increasingly adopting a soothing bedside manner to quell the anxieties of the middle classes.
william hazlitt | the man of letters « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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