proselytize
verb (used with or without object)
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
proselytizer
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a word derived from
proselytize.
Example Sentences
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He was a tireless proselytizer for his star client.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
He’d become a kind of a proselytizer for conflict resolution, so go figure what's possible.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
He hopes that his ramshackle, crazed aesthetic will prove his sincerity and urgency, like the cardboard signs of the panhandler or proselytizer.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
But he was their most prominent proselytizer, promoting their spread through speeches and articles and in leadership roles with national real estate organizations.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2023
Their host’s father had been a member of the cotton vanguard and a savvy proselytizer of the miracle crop.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
