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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—Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
According to right-wing evangelical preacher Andrew Isker, yes.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
The preacher and producer has been dating his soon-to-be wife for a year.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
According to right-wing evangelical preacher Andrew Isker, yes.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
The preacher and producer has been dating his soon-to-be wife for a year.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Preacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preacher. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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