local preacher

American  

noun

1. (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.

2. (in the southern U.S.) a lay preacher.

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Etymology

Origin of local preacher

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Some elderly people say they suffered burning eyes, while local preacher Duncan Kariuki, 43, said his one-year-old child had to be hospitalised for smoke inhalation.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2021

A local preacher prepared his three children to go to the airport last month to welcome their uncle, only to find out the morning of the arrival that the flight had been canceled.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2019

“But he was also a local preacher who cared about the people.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2019

A 3-wood would be too much … mist settled on the tall black hat worn by Gene’s tall black caddie, a local preacher nicknamed Stovepipe.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 31, 2018

Among the survivals is the chapel—now a local museum, inaugurated by Collyer—where our "blacksmith" was converted and where he labored at the spiritual anvil as a local preacher.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)