PREACHER

preacher, preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser

(noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

preacher (plural preachers)

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel; a clergyman.

Proper noun

Preacher

Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.

(rare) A male given name from English.

(rare) A surname.

A nickname.

Source: Wiktionary


Preach"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. prêcheur, L. praedicator.]

1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects. How shall they hear without a preacher Rom. x. 14.

2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness. No preacher is listened to but Time. Swift. Preacher bird (Zoöl.), a toucan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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