baptizer
/ˈbæpˌtaɪzər/
noun
- A person who performs the religious ceremony of baptism, usually by immersing someone in water or sprinkling water on them.
- In many churches, the priest acts as the baptizer during the ceremony.
- The baptizer gently lowered the young woman into the river.
- John the Baptist is known as a famous baptizer in the Bible.