Clues for the word "RECTOR"
We've had 38 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 83 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on October 31, 2025.
Definition of rector
- n. - A ruler or governor.
- n. - A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.
- n. - A clergyman in charge of a parish.
- n. - The head master of a public school.
- n. - The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford.
- n. - The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.
Referring Clues
- Parish leader
- Protestant priest
- Curate's boss
- Parish pastor
- Clergy member
- Church official
- Parish church figure
- Parish head
- Oxford official
- Episcopal parson
- Episcopal cleric
- One paid for services rendered?
- Pastor, curate
- Clergyman
- A man of the cloth
- Vicar
- Church of England priest
- Priest at a mission
- University official
- Parish clergyman
- Good man, though perhaps not initially correct
- Cleric who again takes the doctor's part
- Right page and right for the churchman
- One side runs for a position in the Church
- Being good, he always appears in correct order
- He does things in religiously correct order
- Right page? Right for clergyman
- Title given to the resident of the University of St Andrews
- Right part of book - right for father of 6 2, for one
- Seminary VIP
- Di leaves board member for clergyman
- Parish priest
- Clerical leader
- Leader of an Episcopal parish
- Most correct, in a fashion, as he should be
- Headmaster
- Service provider?
- Member of the clergy
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - October 31, 2025
- Daily American - June 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 09, 2024
- Daily American - July 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 09, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 02, 2024
- Daily American - February 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 08, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - September 14, 2023
- New York Times - June 30, 2023
- Daily American - June 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 11, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - February 23, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 31, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - November 02, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 18, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - September 22, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 04, 2022
- Daily American - July 26, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 22, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - June 06, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - August 29, 2017
- Daily American - June 06, 2017
- LA Times - December 25, 2016
- And in 53 more crossword puzzles...