pulpiteer
pulpiteer noun: one who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.
Noun
pulpiteer (plural pulpiteers)
- One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.
- I have many thanks to give you, that you so quaintly acquaint me how variously the pulse of the Pulpiteers beat in your Town1655, James Howell, “To Mr. John Wilson”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC
- We never can think it sinful that Burns should have been humorous on such a pulpiteer.1844, John Wilson, Essay on the Genius, and Character of Burns
Verb
pulpiteer (third-person singular simple present pulpiteers, present participle pulpiteering, simple past and past participle pulpiteered)
Forms of pulpiteer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pulpiteers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pulpiteers |
| present participle | pulpiteering |
| past participle | pulpiteered |
| past | pulpiteered |
Origin of pulpiteer
From pulpit + -eer.
Words that rhyme with pulpiteer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about pulpiteer
- What does pulpiteer mean?
- Pulpiteer means one who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.
- What part of speech is pulpiteer?
- Pulpiteer can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of pulpiteer?
- The plural of pulpiteer is pulpiteers.
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