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confessor

noun con·fes·sor \kən-ˈfe-sər, 1 & 3 also ˈkän-ˌfe-sər, 3 also ˈkän-fə-ˌsȯr\

: a priest who listens to a person's confession

Full Definition of CONFESSOR

1
:  one who gives heroic evidence of faith but does not suffer martyrdom
2
:  one that confesses
3
a :  a priest who hears confessions
b :  a priest who is one's regular spiritual guide
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First Known Use of CONFESSOR

12th century

Rhymes with CONFESSOR

addresser, aggressor, assessor, caresser, compressor, cross-dresser, depressor, hairdresser, oppressor, processor, professor, regressor, repressor, successor, transgressor, vinedresser

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. confessor
  2. father confessor
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