preacher

[pree-cher]

noun

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

2. a person who preaches.

3. Friar Preacher.

preacher

¹

/ 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

Preacher

²

/ ˈpriːtʃə /

noun

1. Bible the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes

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

Example Sentences

The son of a Pentecostal preacher, he revealed in a 2014 GQ interview with Amy Wallace that he taught himself to play Earth, Wind & Fire‘s “Boogie Wonderland” at the age of 4.

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"I'm actually in the game as a Scottish preacher so you might hear me!"

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But a decade later, Keaton directed “Heaven,” an entire documentary about the subject, in which she asked street preachers and Don King and her 94-year-old grandmother how they imagined the afterlife.

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But a preacher without a flock is powerless.

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The prediction comes from South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela, a born-again Christian who shared his “vision” in a YouTube interview earlier this year.

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Related Words

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• missionary