noun
- a person who christens someone, especially a priest or minister who performs a christening ceremony
- a person who gives a name or nickname to someone or something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The christener blessed the infant during the baptism ceremony.
- The priest served as christener for three babies that Sunday.
- He was the christener of the ship, breaking the bottle against its hull.
- My grandmother was the christener who gave me my middle name.
- The christener of the new building spoke at the dedication ceremony.