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

Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

The dynamic duo of Jonda Valentine, an artist and daughter of a Pentecostal preacher, and her longtime friend Christa Suppan, who started as a bartender when Lipstick first opened, share co-ownership of the two bars. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026

The librarian, in turn, accused the preacher of book theft. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026