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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Enter Caleb Samuel — a flashy, social media–famous preacher’s kid with three million followers, a fast car, and a complicated relationship with his megachurch dynasty.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Outside, the glasses also accurately recognized and translated a Spanish-language sermon a street preacher was reciting through a speaker system across the street.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Word had already spread through the halls back at Worth County High in Georgia, where Williams now coaches; before his nine-hour operation, an 82-year-old preacher who worked on the custodial staff at Worth County came into his hospital room and prayed.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Outside, the glasses also accurately recognized and translated a Spanish-language sermon a street preacher was reciting through a speaker system across the street.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Word had already spread through the halls back at Worth County High in Georgia, where Williams now coaches; before his nine-hour operation, an 82-year-old preacher who worked on the custodial staff at Worth County came into his hospital room and prayed.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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