plural preachers
: one who preaches: such as
a
: a person who delivers a sermon publicly
a street preacher
b
: 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
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
John Grisham
c
: one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously
… he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics …—Paul Schullery
Paul Schullery… he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred.—Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas LemannExamples of preacher in a Sentence
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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One example is the popular itinerant preacher known as the Public Universal Friend.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The 83-year-old was a preacher of 55 years from Kansas City, Mo., who rarely appeared without a suit and one of his many beloved ties.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 2025
Pro-government preachers across the country have suddenly begun blending iconic, pre-revolutionary patriotic songs into Shiite religious rituals—a mix of nationalism and Islamism that the regime historically avoided but now appears eager to embrace.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
On July 3, preacher Justin Zhong said in a post on the Sure Foundation Baptist Church's Facebook page that the church would not apologize for the sermon.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The 83-year-old was a preacher of 55 years from Kansas City, Mo., who rarely appeared without a suit and one of his many beloved ties.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 2025
Pro-government preachers across the country have suddenly begun blending iconic, pre-revolutionary patriotic songs into Shiite religious rituals—a mix of nationalism and Islamism that the regime historically avoided but now appears eager to embrace.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
On July 3, preacher Justin Zhong said in a post on the Sure Foundation Baptist Church's Facebook page that the church would not apologize for the sermon.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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