OFFICIANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("officiant" is a kind of...):

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Derivation:

officiate (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding)