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preacher

[ pree-cher ]
/ ˈpri tʃər /
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noun
a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
a person who preaches.
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Origin of preacher

1175–1225; Middle English precho(u)r<Old French prech(e)or, earlier preëch(e)or<Late Latin praedicātor.See preach, -or2
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British Dictionary definitions for preacher (1 of 2)

preacher
/ (ˈpriːtʃə) /

noun
a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman
a person who preaches

British Dictionary definitions for preacher (2 of 2)

Preacher
/ (ˈpriːtʃə) /

noun
the Preacher Bible the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
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