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 LemannSynonyms
Examples of preacher in a Sentence
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet his optimism remains April 4, 2018 James M. Lawson Jr., the son of a proud Black preacher, did not always practice nonviolence.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
In that approximately hourlong performance, Pendleton dips into the role of a preacher, whooping freely about the love of the Lord and sermonizing on the joys of gay life with the backing of a 30-person gospel choir — a far cry from the restrained, nonnarrative pieces he’s known for now.
—Nicole Acheampong, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Since that sketch, Nwodim has hit a groove on SNL with a steady stream of the silliest performances in the world, like as Katt Williams and the Jamaican preacher Father Lawrence.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The preacher had a point: in his day, there was a spell to solve nearly every problem, and a whole army of cunning folk willing to sell said spells to desperate clients.
—Tabitha Stanmore, TIME, 24 May 2024
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
In that approximately hourlong performance, Pendleton dips into the role of a preacher, whooping freely about the love of the Lord and sermonizing on the joys of gay life with the backing of a 30-person gospel choir — a far cry from the restrained, nonnarrative pieces he’s known for now.
—Nicole Acheampong, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Since that sketch, Nwodim has hit a groove on SNL with a steady stream of the silliest performances in the world, like as Katt Williams and the Jamaican preacher Father Lawrence.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The preacher had a point: in his day, there was a spell to solve nearly every problem, and a whole army of cunning folk willing to sell said spells to desperate clients.
—Tabitha Stanmore, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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