Synonyms of preacher

preacher

noun

ˈprē-chər 

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priest
• clergyman
• pastor
• minister
• reverend
• deacon
• cleric
• bishop
• clerical
• father
• chaplain
• clergyperson
• prelate
• ecclesiastic
• clerk
• dominie
• divine
• missionary
• pope
• priestess
• churchman
• archbishop
• monk
• evangelist
• rector
• vicar
• parson
• abbot
• padre
• dean
• deaconess
• curé
• presbyter
• confessor
• revivalist
• abbé
• shepherd
• diocesan
• friar
• clergywoman
• monsignor
• religious
• curate
• missioner
• Holy Joe
• mendicant
• sky pilot
• archpriest
• monastic
• high priestess
• high priest
• oblate
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preacher

The preacher was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip-off, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya. — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

In the background of a gut-wrenching new album from Teller Bank$, there’s a preacher who sees himself in the biblical parable of Noah’s ark. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

And yet another member, Cody Smith, said his grandfather was preacher of the church for more than 40 years. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

This brings to mind a song from yesteryear about the preacher and the bear. — Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026