gospeler

[ gos-puh-ler ]

/ ˈgɒs pə lər /

a person who reads or sings the Gospel.

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Also especially British, gos·pel·ler .

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gōdspellere.See gospel, -er¹

"His brain must be turned by the loss of his relative," murmured the Gospeler, pitifully.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870|Various
"Well, well, Heaven's will be done," muttered the patient Gospeler.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870|Various
In a moment afterwards they re-entered the house in Gospeler's Gulch.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870|Various
"If I am not greatly mistaken," returned the Gospeler, sternly.
Punchinello Vol. 2, No. 28, October 8, 1870|Various

"And I don't know that, under the circumstances, you could do a better thing than you have done," continued the Gospeler.
Punchinello Vol. 2, No. 28, October 8, 1870|Various