a chaplain in one of the military services
"The padre sat down next to the soldier and offered him quiet words of comfort before his deployment."
`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
"After weeks of intense training and missing their families, the soldiers cheered when they heard the Padre announce that leave had finally been approved."
A military clergyman.
"Fans rushed to sell their tickets after news broke that the team's star pitcher, a veteran padre, had been traded."
A player for the San Diego Padres.