noun
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a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman
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a person who preaches
noun
Etymology
Origin of preacher
1175–1225; Middle English precho ( u ) r < Old French prech ( e ) or, earlier preëch ( e ) or < Late Latin praedicātor. See preach, -or 2
Example Sentences
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In fact, Elisha’s moralizing about her profession made her teasingly start calling him “preacher.”
From Literature
Islam is the state religion but the constitution guarantees freedom of worship, subject to approval by the authorities for the place of worship and the preacher.
From Barron's
His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.
From Los Angeles Times
That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.
From Salon
And then there was Aimee Semple McPherson, the “lady preacher” who founded the Angelus Temple in Echo Park.
From Los Angeles Times
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