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preachers

preachers is the plural of preacher.

Meaning of preacher

Noun

preacher (plural preachers)

  1. 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

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Phrases with preachers

Questions about preachers

What is preachers the plural of?
Preachers is the plural of preacher.

Words near preachers in the dictionary

  1. preacherizing
  2. preacherless
  3. preacherlike
  4. preacherly
  5. preacherman
  6. preachers
  7. preachership
  8. preacherships
  9. preaches
  10. preaches down
  11. preaches in the desert

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