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 wedding was attended by Dolly’s mother, the preacher and his wife, according to Parton’s website. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Later in the service, the choir would sing a foot-stomping, hand-clapping rendition of a gospel song that set the tone for the preacher to follow with his gospel message. — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The story begins in 1810, when Johann Wilhelm Ebel, a young cleric who had studied at the University of Königsberg, returned to the city as a teacher and preacher. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

In the book, a man known only as the Shepherd, a one-handed, somewhat insane preacher, starts turning the masses of King’s Landing against the Targaryens — and their dragons. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026