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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Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo was the son of a Pentecostal preacher, according to a profile published in VIBE.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Michael D’Angelo Archer was born in 1974 to a pentecostal preacher father, Luther Archer Sr.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Carolyn Smith, the late preacher’s daughter, said her father — like Pendleton a Knoxville College graduate — was instrumental in recruiting Pendleton and other Black educators to teach in San Diego.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Michael D’Angelo Archer was born in 1974 to a pentecostal preacher father, Luther Archer Sr.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Carolyn Smith, the late preacher’s daughter, said her father — like Pendleton a Knoxville College graduate — was instrumental in recruiting Pendleton and other Black educators to teach in San Diego.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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