pastor
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pastor¹
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ UK
- /ˈpæs.tɚ/ US
Sounds like pasta (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɑːstə(ɹ), -æstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.
noun pastors · pastour
- Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
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A minister or priest in a church.
Similar: shepherd, elder, pastor-teacher
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The main priest serving a parish.
The pastor told CNN on Tuesday that no members of his megachurch have contracted the virus. MacArthur also said he doubted the accuracy of California’s coronavirus numbers. […] Most of the pastors who have bucked the rules are fringe figures in American Christianity.
Similar: shepherd, parish priest
- A bird, the rosy starling. Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.
verb pastors · pastoring · pastored · pastour
- To serve a congregation as pastor. As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.
Pastor²
Where it comes from
See pastor.
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation. “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: curate, minister, parson, rector, subgenus pastor, shepherd, pastoral, sheep, rev, father, keeper, patron, worship, sponsor, cleric, reverend
Translations
Every language
noun minister or priest
| Español | pastor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목사 moksa |
| 日本語 | 牧師 bokushi |
| 中文 | 傳道人 /传道人 chuándàorén, 牧師 /牧师 mùshī |
| Português | pastor |
| Français | pasteur |
| Deutsch | Pastor, Pastorin |
| Italiano | pastore |
| Ελληνικά | πάστορας pástoras |
| Română | păstor |
| Русский | па́стор pástor |
| Tiếng Việt | mục sư |
| العربية | قِسِّيس qissīs |
| עברית | כומר, כֹּמֶר kómer |
noun main priest serving a parish
| Italiano | pastore |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | εφημέριος efimérios |
| Русский | настоя́тель nastojátelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cha xứ, cha chính xứ, cha chánh xứ |
Talk about this word "pastor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pastor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pastor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pastor "pastor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pastor.Cite this
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title = {pastor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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