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

Kirk Whalum was another preacher’s son; a soul-pop sax player from Memphis who, like everyone else, approached his playing as a creative and spiritual mission. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

One of the teens, Eden, is the daughter of a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher and is having a secret love affair. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The film chronicled Gortner’s youth as a Pentecostal preacher in the American South and exposed the deceptive practices used to bilk believers out of their money. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless. — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026