clergyman

noun

cler·​gy·​man ˈklər-jē-mən 

plural clergymen

: a member of the clergy

Examples of clergyman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The seeds are then planted in California, where Eddie Anderson, a clergyman, political organizer and the founder of Freedom Farms Collective, helps oversee their growth. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Costco ditches its Kirkland beer Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration today on the eve of Sheen’s beatification. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Alongside Garfield’s Ploughman is Cosmo Jarvis as the true historical figure Wat Tyler, Jamie Bell as clergyman John Ball and Thomasin McKenzie as fellow rebel Alyce. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

In 1986, Bishop Desmond Tutu was installed as the first Black clergyman to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clergyman

• clergymen

Kids Definition

clergyman

noun

cler·​gy·​man ˈklər-ji-mən 

: a member of the clergy