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

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Example Sentences

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local preacher

“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

A local preacher had gone around Eastleigh targeting young, unemployed men.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2013

Sitting at his kitchen window, a local preacher, Lot Mzawuziwa Matomele, said that sheep and cattle rustling had become a major problem.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2013

Having educated himself by unremitting exertions, and acquired fluency of speech as a Methodist local preacher, he founded in 1872 the National Agricultural Labourers’ Union, of which he was president.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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