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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Each celebrates a matriarch who was present at the Sunday dinners of Hall’s childhood, including her maternal grandmother, Celestine, to a close family friend, Miss Sally, to the preacher’s wife, Mrs. Brooks.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s also Anthony Perkins as a madman in a preacher’s robe who is obsessed with China Blue.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Daniel, of course, provided the backdrop for an itinerant preacher who would die, return, and promise to return again, offering the world redemption.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
His is a score that lifts not only Graham’s dancers aloft with quiet assurance but also the hell-and-brimstone preacher — and the listeners as well.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s also Anthony Perkins as a madman in a preacher’s robe who is obsessed with China Blue.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Daniel, of course, provided the backdrop for an itinerant preacher who would die, return, and promise to return again, offering the world redemption.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
His is a score that lifts not only Graham’s dancers aloft with quiet assurance but also the hell-and-brimstone preacher — and the listeners as well.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preacher
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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