A person engaged in prayer, often in a religious context. Can refer to anyone praying, but may carry a slightly formal or literary tone.
Devout worshippers had gathered at the church.
He is known as a quiet person who prays every morning.
The verb 'to pray'; 祈祷者 is the noun form referring to the person who performs the action.
The act of prayer itself; 祈祷者 adds the agent suffix 者 to indicate the person.
Standard kanji spelling using common characters.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used when the second kanji is considered difficult.
Contains outdated kanji 禱; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of 祈祷 (kitō, 'prayer') + 者 (-sha, 'person'). The spelling 祈祷者 is the standard modern form.