Added 9 October 2026
confessor
/kənˈfɛsə/ noun
Latin root: cōnfessor Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about confessor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A priest who hears confession and gives absolution.
- Someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves).
Origin
From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). By surface analysis, confess + -or.
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