1. a person who receives or is entitled to receive communion in a Christian church
Usage: religious
2. a person who communicates or gives information
Usage: formal

Examples

• The priest blessed each communicant during the Sunday service.
• Only confirmed members of the church could be communicants.
• She became a communicant after completing her confirmation classes.
• The elderly communicant knelt at the altar rail.
• As the primary communicant with headquarters, he relayed all important updates.
• The witness served as a key communicant in the investigation.