celebrant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is celebrating
    celebrater; celebrator.
  2. noun an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist

WordNet

Cel"e*brant noun
Etymology
L. celebrans, p. pr. of celebrare. See Celebrate.
Definitions
  1. One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants.

Webster 1913