Difference between Sympathizer and Comforter

Sympathizer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who sympathizes (with a cause etc.)

Comforter

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who comforts someone who is suffering.A padded cover or quilt for a bed.

Example sentence: The television in my bedroom is always on, so after I get out of the bath and put on my jammies, I sit in bed, curled up in my comforter with Tom, and we watch the news together until we fall asleep.