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pulpiteer

American  
[pool-pi-teer, puhl-] / ˌpʊl pɪˈtɪər, ˌpʌl- /
Also pulpiter

noun

Sometimes Disparaging.
  1. a preacher by profession.


Etymology

Origin of pulpiteer

First recorded in 1635–45; pulpit + -eer

Example Sentences

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These words came from no Sunday pulpiteer, but from the assistant to the president of the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio.

From Time Magazine Archive

I write sermons in sport, he says; but sermons by a fellow-sinner, not by a dogmatic pulpiteer, not by a censor or a cynic.

From Horace by Tuckwell, William

These were the Reverend Charles Honeymans of the period, and their following was like unto the following of that popular pulpiteer.

From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

And the latter was an indefatigable pulpiteer; one of his University sermons is recorded to have lasted three mortal hours on end.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

It is easy enough to impose on an ignorant congregation, and Dr. Hitchens is probably aware of the lengths to which a reckless pulpiteer may carry his mendacity.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)