A prophet.

Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways,

Luke 20:6
But if we say, 'From men, ' all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

and.

Luke 16:16
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

See on

Matthew 11:9-14
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. . . .

John 3:26
So John's disciples came to him and said, "Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about--He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him."

John 5:35
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.