preacher
Syllables: preach·er/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/US/ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/
preacher noun: someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
Noun
preacher (plural preachers)
- Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
- The born preacher we feel instinctively to be our foe. He may do some good to the wretches that have been struck down and lie gasping on the battlefield: he rouses antagonism in the strong.1859, George Meredith, chapter 10, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Preacher
Preacher
- Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
- A male given name from English.
- A surname from Middle English.
- A nickname.
preacher meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
preacher in Hindi
- one who preaches
- उपदेशक updeśak
preacher in Tamil
- அறவுரையாளர்
preacher in Marathi
- धर्मोपदेशक, उपदेशक
preacher in Urdu
- one who preaches
- واعظ vā'iz
More languagesFewer languages
- preacher in Bengali
- ধর্মপ্রচারক, যিনি ধর্মীয় উপদেশ দেন
- preacher in Malayalam
- ഉപദേശി, അനുശാസകൻ, ധർമ്മോപദേശകൻ, വൈദികൻ
- preacher in Kannada
- ಉಪದೇಶಕ, ಬೋಧಕ, ತಿಳಿಪುಗ
- preacher in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰਕ
- preacher in Gujarati
- ઉપદેશક, ધર્મોપદેશક
- preacher in Odia
- ପ୍ରଚାରକ
- preacher in Nepali
- उपदेशक, प्रचारक, धर्मोपदेशक
- preacher in Pashto
- واعظ wā'éz
- preacher in Tagalog
- predikador
- preacher in Arabic
- وَاعِظ wāʕiẓ
- preacher in Persian
- واعظ vâ'ez
- preacher in Vietnamese
- người thuyết giáo
Examples of preacher in a sentence
- A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
- The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
- That preacher gave a real fire and brimstone sermon!
Forms of preacher
| plural | preachers |
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Origin of preacher
From Middle English precher, prechere; partly equivalent to preach + -er, and partly continuing Middle English prechour, prechiour, from Old French preecheor (French prêcheur), from Latin praedicator (“public praiser, proclaimer”). See preach. Displaced native Old English bydel.
Words formed from preacher
Phrases with preacher
Words that rhyme with preacher
Questions about preacher
- What does preacher mean?
- Preacher means someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
- What is preacher in Hindi?
- Preacher in Hindi is उपदेशक (updeśak). See Preacher meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is preacher?
- Preacher can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce preacher?
- Preacher is pronounced /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of preacher?
- The plural of preacher is preachers.
Words near preacher in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: preacher (page history and authors); Preacher (page history and authors); preacher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preacher (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); preacher (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preacher (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preacher (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preacher (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); preacher (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); preacher (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); preacher (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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