confessor
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- noun
- /kənˈfɛsər/
:
confesante
- The INS held out the possibility (never the promise) of relief only to confessors who named all names.
Examples
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The seeming arbitrariness of the Service's rulings and the lack of statutory or even published guidelines led immigration attorneys to complain that they could not properly advise prospective confessors.
Academic text (1998) -
The therapist acted as a confessor, allowing clients to share their deepest regrets without judgment.
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But Louise was not a great confessor.
Fiction book (1991) -
I am his handler, his confessor, and, I like to think, his friend.
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And now his one good male friend, his confidant, confessor, is leaving.
Fiction book (1998) -
Flattered by the older man's confidence in her, she accepted the role of confessor, but not without a sense of shame.
Academic text (1994) -
And he did, even living in palaces and castles, becoming the personal tutor and confessor to a rich family, the de Gondi.
Blog text (13) -
As a trusted confessor, she often heard secrets that weighed heavily on her friends' hearts.
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He became a confessor for his colleagues, revealing their fears and doubts about the project.
Synonyms
A person who makes hidden facts known to others
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confessor is formed from confess ('to admit') and -or ('person who does something'), like actor. That makes it easy to remember that a confessor can be a person who admits or reveals facts, often someone who tells the truth even when it may hurt them.