plural preachers
: one who preaches: such as
a
: a person who delivers a sermon publicly
a street preacher
b
: one whose function is to preach sermons : pastor, minister
She waited patiently on a Sunday morning until the crowd had said good-by to the preacher.—
Don Jeffries
Don Jeffries"What kind of preacher are you? What denomination?" "I was ordained in a Baptist church, but I'm sort of nondenominational now."—John Grisham
John Grisham
c
: one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously
… he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics …—Paul Schullery
Paul Schullery… he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred.—Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas LemannSynonyms
Examples of preacher in a Sentence
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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The family later moved to Tulsa, Okla., where his father became a preacher and his mother, Joyce (Schott) Ray, managed the home.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Bruer, 67, had served in at least 22 states and territories and seven countries since 1976, according to a timeline compiled by Pam Walton, a former member who has used historical records and photographs to track the movements of predatory preachers.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Society Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas Tara Isabella Burton
A week with the street preachers of Sin City.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Bruer, 67, had served in at least 22 states and territories and seven countries since 1976, according to a timeline compiled by Pam Walton, a former member who has used historical records and photographs to track the movements of predatory preachers.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Society Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas Tara Isabella Burton
A week with the street preachers of Sin City.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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