evangelist
noun
evan·ge·list
i-ˈvan-jə-list 
1
often capitalized
: a writer of any of the four Gospels
2
: a person who evangelizes
specifically
: a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services
3
: an enthusiastic advocate
an evangelist for physical fitness
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an evangelist of space exploration
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Alejandro Arias, an American evangelist with a reedy voice, addressed the crowd.
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Former Fox host Tucker Carlson, MAGA evangelist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Sen. Rand Paul have all spoken out against unequivocal support for Israel’s actions.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Influencers and contrarian media figures, particularly those active on X, such as Tucker Carlson, Balaji Srinivasan, or even cryptocurrency evangelists with anti-establishment leanings.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Alejandro Arias, an American evangelist with a reedy voice, addressed the crowd.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Former Fox host Tucker Carlson, MAGA evangelist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Sen. Rand Paul have all spoken out against unequivocal support for Israel’s actions.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
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“Evangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelist. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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evangelist
noun
evan·ge·list
i-ˈvan-jə-ləst
: a Christian preacher who goes about from place to place trying to change or increase people's religious feelings
Etymology
Middle English evangelist "one of the writers of the four Gospels," from early French and Latin evangelista (same meaning), from Greek euangelizein "to preach the gospel," from euangelion "good news, gospel," from eu- "good" and angelos "messenger, angel"
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