Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confessor

2 senses of confessor

Sense 1
confessor -- (a priest who hears confession and gives absolution)
       => priest -- (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

Sense 2
confessor -- (someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves))
       => communicator -- (a person who communicates with others)