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
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In Parable of the Sower published in 1993, Butler depicted an apocalyptic future through the perspective of a preacher's daughter, Lauren Olamina.
—Jireh Deng, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Enough preachers have told him that over the years.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
In the past year, news stories and a Hulu documentary have focused on the sect's predator preachers and the leaders who enabled them.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
In the beginning, Moore actually wanted to be a preacher.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jireh Deng, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Enough preachers have told him that over the years.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
In the past year, news stories and a Hulu documentary have focused on the sect's predator preachers and the leaders who enabled them.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
In the beginning, Moore actually wanted to be a preacher.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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