evangelist

noun

evan·​ge·​list i-ˈvan-jə-list 

1

often capitalized : a writer of any of the four Gospels

2

: a person who evangelizes

specifically : a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services

3

: an enthusiastic advocate

an evangelist for physical fitness

Examples of evangelist in a Sentence

an evangelist of space exploration

Recent Examples on the Web

That kind of brand adoption turns them into organic brand evangelists and is one of the strongest signals of brand health. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

Matt Williams, a Michigan deer hunter and mushroom-food plot evangelist, noticed this back in 2023 while working on a paper about mushrooms as deer forage. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025

In a pinch, vanilla extract can be used as a substitute for paste and powder (and vice versa), according to vanilla paste evangelist and senior test kitchen editor Shilpa Uskokovic. —Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025

And the court will consider whether to revive a Christian evangelist’s lawsuit challenging a Missouri city ordinance, which barred demonstrating outside an amphitheater, that he was convicted of violating. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evangelist

noun

evan·​ge·​list i-ˈvan-jə-ləst 

: a Christian preacher who goes about from place to place trying to change or increase people's religious feelings

Etymology

Middle English evangelist "one of the writers of the four Gospels," from early French and Latin evangelista (same meaning), from Greek euangelizein "to preach the gospel," from euangelion "good news, gospel," from eu- "good" and angelos "messenger, angel"