local preacher
Americannoun
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(in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
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(in the southern U.S.) a lay preacher.
Etymology
Origin of local preacher
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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“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
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)
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