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1) a Christian clergyman of high rank who organizes the work of the Church in a city or district (bishop)

2) church clergyman (cantor)

3) a priest or clergyman in the armed forces, a hospital etc (chaplain)

4) a clergyman who helps a parish priest (rector or vicar) (curate)

5) a Christian clergyman responsible for a number of parishes (dean)

6) a clergyman (ecclesiastic)

7) a clergyman of a Christian Church; (of non-Christian religions) a person trained to perform special acts of religion, medicine etc (priest)

8) (church of England) a clergyman in charge of a parish; a head of certain universities, colleges or religious institutions (rector)

9) a title used of a clergyman (reverend)

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Meaning:
cleric

clergyman

preacher

curate

a clergyman who helps a parish priest (rector or vicar)

caretaker

padre

a priest, especially in the army and navy

cleric

parson

a parish priest

cleric

rector

(church of England) a clergyman in charge of a parish; a head of certain universities, colleges or religious institutions

clergyperson

reverend

a title used of a clergyman

clergyperson

vicar

a priest of the Church of England in charge of a parish

clergyperson

CLERGYMAN as in Wiktionary
CLERGYMAN as in Wikipedia