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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•tor /ˈpæstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona minister or priest in charge of a church.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pas•tor (pas′tər, pä′stər),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona minister or priest in charge of a church.
- a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
- Birds[Ornith.]any of various starlings, esp. Sturnus roseus (rosy pastor) of Europe and Asia.
v.t. - Theology, Religionto serve as the pastor of:He pastored the church here for many years.
- Anglo-French
- Latin pāstor shepherd, literally, feeder, equivalent. to pās-, base of pāscere to put to pasture, feed + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English pastour
- 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pastor /ˈpɑːstə/ n - a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation
- a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people
- an archaic word for shepherd
- Also called: rosy pastor a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feedˈpastorˌship n |