Was paul a pastor

I don't believe these modern terms can be applied to Paul's role in the early church. The term "pastor" typically applies to one who ministers in a local church, either as a full-time job or "on the side" so to speak. Paul was a missionary, to use a more modern term. Paul's mission was to take the gospel to the Gentiles which put him on permanent travel. I would say that today he would be referred to more as a visiting pastor, if the term pastor is to be applied.