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Noun: clergyman (clergymen)  klur-jee-mun
  1. A male member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    "The clergyman delivered a moving sermon on compassion";
    - man of the cloth

Derived forms: clergymen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, reverend, sod [informal]

Antonym: layman

Encyclopedia: Clergyman