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

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

Demario Davis makes his living as an NFL linebacker for the New York Jets but lives his life by the Bible that has turned him at times into something of an amateur preacher. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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