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plural pastors
(now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people examples
(Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church. examples
(Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish. examples
A bird, the rosy starling. quotations examples
Agricultural officers have put it on record that the pastor must on balance be considered beneficial on account of the vast quantities of locusts which it destroys.
1944, Country Life, volume 95, page 820
third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored
(Christianity, transitive, intransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor quotations examples
As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.
2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, in New York Times