noun
- one who hears confessions and gives absolution; a confessor
Usage: religious
Examples
- The priest served as a shriver for the penitent parishioners.
- In medieval times, a shriver would travel from village to village.
- She sought out a shriver before the holy day.
- The monastery’s shriver was known for his compassionate counsel.
- Many pilgrims came to see the renowned shriver.
- The old shriver had heard countless confessions over the decades.