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View synonyms for preacher

preacher

[ pree-cher ]

noun

  1. a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
  2. a person who preaches.


Preacher

1

/ ˈpriːtʃə /

noun

  1. the Preacher
    Bible the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preacher

2

/ ˈpriːtʃə /

noun

  1. a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman
  2. a person who preaches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preacher1

1175–1225; Middle English precho ( u ) r < Old French prech ( e ) or, earlier preëch ( e ) or < Late Latin praedicātor. See preach, -or 2
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Example Sentences

Reverend Franklin Graham is one of America’s best-known evangelists and the son of Billy Graham, arguably its most famous preacher.

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Smyth was a prominent barrister as well as a lay preacher - a member of the congregation who delivers sermons but is not ordained - who ran summer camps for young Christians.

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Lawyers for the girl’s father and the Islamist preacher will argue that though they publicly condemned Mr Paty, they never called for his murder.

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But Garfield, aided by his earnestness — and Britishness — more often comes across as a seeker, not a preacher.

It is the seat of Hood County, where rodeos and “cowboy tourism” are popular and preachers conflate Bible parables and politics.

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