CHAPLAIN
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABBEY-CROAKER the chaplain of Newgate → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► BISH a chaplain; a bishop → 1875 humorous usage
► CAPELLANE a chaplain; one who officiates in a chapel; a keeper of the sacred relics → a1661 obs.
► DEVIL BEATER a chaplain → 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage
► DEVIL TEASER a chaplain → 1913 Amer. navy sl. (Bk.)
► GI JESUS a military chaplain of the Christian faith → 1944 US military usage
► G.I. SKY PILOT a chaplain → 1945 G.I. jive usage (Bk.)
► GOD-BOTHERER a chaplain; a parson, a priest → 1937 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage
► JOSS-MAN a chaplain → 1889 Amer. navy sl.
► LADY GREEN a prison chaplain → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► MAN-MINISTER a chaplain → 1715 obs.
► PADRE a chaplain; a clergyman → 1584 English soldiers and sailors usage
► SAINT MARY PRIEST a chaplain employed to say mass in honour of the Virgin Mary → 1446 obs.
► SIN BOSUN, THE the ship’s chaplain → c1925 Royal Navy usage
► SIN-HOUND a chaplain; a parson → E20 US sl.
► SKY PILOT a military or naval chaplain → 1883 sl.
VERBS
► BISH to officiate in the absence of the chaplain → c1939 services’ sl.
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