as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher
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Recent Examples of preacher
Friends described Boelter as an evangelical Christian and occasional preacher and missionary who held politically conservative views and had been struggling to find work.
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Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
My dad was a Methodist preacher from a long line of them.
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John Archibald,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
But while Jelly often sounded like a preacher delivering a sermon, Post approached those same themes like the friendliest guy at the end of the bar.
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Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Born to a Baptist preacher, Ulmer sang gospel with his father’s vocal group, the Southern Sons, and started learning guitar at age four.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for preacher
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
My dad was a Methodist preacher from a long line of them.
—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
But while Jelly often sounded like a preacher delivering a sermon, Post approached those same themes like the friendliest guy at the end of the bar.
—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Born to a Baptist preacher, Ulmer sang gospel with his father’s vocal group, the Southern Sons, and started learning guitar at age four.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for preacher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preacher
Noun
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Watching from the crowd was Father Taras Naumenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, one of Tryzub's team chaplains and a passionate soccer goalie.
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Morelia is named after José María Morelos, a revolutionary priest and key leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
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Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.
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The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.
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James Stewart, the congregation’s pastor, was heartbroken at the loss of the historic building but echoed James’ sentiment.
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And that’s how the part-time pastor met Leap Housing founder Bart Cochran, the man who is now his boss at the affordable housing nonprofit.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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On this year’s Jerusalem Day — a May 14 holiday that commemorates the capture of east Jerusalem by Israeli forces in 1967 — Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister, waved an Israeli flag in front of the Dome of the Rock, as seen in a video released by his office.
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However, a reverend in Zambia — Billiance Chondwe — says he's noticed a change.
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Spirtual foundation Astara, where Guidera reportedly served as a reverend, paid tribute to the late actor in an emotional social media post over the weekend.
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preacher. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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