preacher

noun

preach·er ˈprē-chər

plural preachers

Synonyms of preacher next

: one who preaches: such as

: a person who delivers a sermon publicly

a street preacher

: one whose function is to preach sermons : pastor, minister

She waited patiently on a Sunday morning until the crowd had said good-by to the preacher.—

Don Jeffries

"What kind of preacher are you? What denomination?" "I was ordained in a Baptist church, but I'm sort of nondenominational now."—

John Grisham

: one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously

… he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics …—

Paul Schullery

… he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred.—

Nicholas Lemann

Examples of preacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bishop Carlton Pearson, a renowned preacher, singer and composer, known for his Live At Azusa albums, died on November 19 after a battle with cancer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. —

Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2023 Her mother, Ann, was a full-time parent, and her father, Charles, was a lawyer and a volunteer preacher. —

Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 His grandfather, John Elmore, a poor son of a Missouri preacher, arrived in California’s Imperial Valley in 1908 and dug ditches to deliver water to homesteaders. —

Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2023 Reverend Saviour The Christian preacher who changes Tommy’s life for the better. —

Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2023 Tim Roth is in final negotiations to co-star, playing a preacher. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2023 The film also explores Rustin’s romantic relationships, including an on-again, off-again affair with a fictional married Black preacher (Johnny Ramey) and another entanglement with his fellow activist Tom Kahn (Gus Halper). —

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 The rise of the 30-year-old preacher, Amritpal Singh, was mysterious. —

Hari Kumar, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023 That was back when Perry was still dreaming of becoming a preacher. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2023 See More

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