preacher

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who gives religious talks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male given name from English.

Examples

  • I know that Tom used to be a preacher.

  • The preacher gave a beautiful sermon.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɹ̩]
  • /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.

  2. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Bob became a preacher.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank stood at the pulpit and delivered a powerful sermon about forgiveness.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.