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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The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Shocking video has been released showing the moment a pastor had an apparent gun pointed in his face by an activist – but the cool-headed preacher hardly moves a muscle.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Williams credits her father, a Baptist preacher who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as head of the NAACP for South Carolina during the civil rights movement, with instilling in her a drive to serve others.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
On the March 30 episode of the show, teenage contestant — and aspiring preacher — Canaan James Hill took the judges to church with his audition for the show, leaving Lionel Richie in particular stunned.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Shocking video has been released showing the moment a pastor had an apparent gun pointed in his face by an activist – but the cool-headed preacher hardly moves a muscle.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Williams credits her father, a Baptist preacher who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as head of the NAACP for South Carolina during the civil rights movement, with instilling in her a drive to serve others.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
On the March 30 episode of the show, teenage contestant — and aspiring preacher — Canaan James Hill took the judges to church with his audition for the show, leaving Lionel Richie in particular stunned.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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