Preacher Definition

prēchər
preachers
noun
preachers
A person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy.
Webster's New World
One who preaches, especially one who publicly proclaims the gospel for an occupation.
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pronoun

Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.

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A nickname.

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(rare) A male given name.
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(rare) A surname.

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Other Word Forms of Preacher

Noun

Singular:
preacher
Plural:
preachers

Preacher Sentence Examples

  • At twenty-two he was the most popular preacher of his day.

  • As a preacher he was in great request, though possessing but few of the qualities of the popular preacher.

  • In 1866 he was Whitehall preacher, and in 1871 he became canon of St Paul's.

  • He was a select preacher at Oxford in 1895-1897, and at Cambridge in 1900; he received a canonry in Bristol cathedral in 1893, but retained his wardenship of Toynbee Hall, while relinquishing the living of St Jude's.

  • His preaching, his catechizing of the children after evensong, and his connexion with the Bala Methodists - his wife's stepfather being a Methodist preacher - gave great offence.

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