lector

/ˈlɛkɾər/

/ˈlɛktə/

Other forms: lectors

Definitions of lector

1. noun

   someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
   synonyms: reader

   type of:

   clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

   a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of a Christian church

   Holy Order, Order

   (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
2. noun

   a public lecturer at certain universities
   synonyms: lecturer, reader

   type of:

   educator, pedagog, pedagogue

   someone who educates young people