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
Ultimately, 18 people — including Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and his deputy, Cecil Price, as well as Edgar Ray Killen, a Baptist preacher and founding member of Philadelphia’s KKK — were indicted in connection to the slayings.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Wendell Phillips, a preacher’s son, state delegate and advocate for historically Black colleges and universities, died of cancer May 24 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in North Carolina.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
The narrative is mostly a monologue for Cephus, fleshed out by two actors (Brittany Inge and Stori Ayers, both excellent) who provide quick-take sketches of preachers, loose women, drunks and old aunties.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Wendell Phillips, a preacher’s son, state delegate and advocate for historically Black colleges and universities, died of cancer May 24 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in North Carolina.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
The narrative is mostly a monologue for Cephus, fleshed out by two actors (Brittany Inge and Stori Ayers, both excellent) who provide quick-take sketches of preachers, loose women, drunks and old aunties.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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