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I was born in the summer of 1970, the last of five boys stretched over eight years. My parents were a struggling young couple who had been married one afternoon under a shade tree by a preacher without a church. No guests or fancy dress, just the two of them, lost in love, and the preacher taking a break from working on a house.
Charles M. Blow

Meaning of "preacher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREACHER

preacher  [ˈpriːtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREACHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preacher is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREACHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

preacher

Preacher

A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or gives homilies, generally on religious topics, although one can also preach any of the components of any worldview or philosophy. Some see a preacher as distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined. Preaching is not limited to religious views, but it extends to moral and social world-views as well.

Definition of preacher in the English dictionary

The definition of preacher in the dictionary is a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman. Other definition of preacher is a person who preaches.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREACHER


archer
ˈɑːtʃə
Beecher
ˈbiːtʃə
bleacher
ˈbliːtʃə
breacher
ˈbriːtʃə
chicha
ˈtʃiːtʃə
creature
ˈkriːtʃə
departure
dɪˈpɑːtʃə
feature
ˈfiːtʃə
future
ˈfjuːtʃə
marcher
ˈmɑːtʃə
Nietzsche
ˈniːtʃə
nurture
ˈnɜːtʃə
overreacher
ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃə
reacher
ˈriːtʃə
researcher
rɪˈsɜːtʃə
schoolteacher
ˈskuːlˌtiːtʃə
screecher
ˈskriːtʃə
searcher
ˈsɜːtʃə
teacher
ˈtiːtʃə
torture
ˈtɔːtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREACHER

preaccuse
preach
preach to the choir
preachable
preacher curl
preachership
preachier
preachiest
preachified
preachifies
preachify
preachifying
preachily
preachiness
preachingly
preachment
preachy
preacquaint
preacquaintance
preacquisition

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREACHER

attacher
class teacher
coacher
detacher
Fischer
grade school teacher
head teacher
macher
piano teacher
poacher
pupil teacher
Schumacher
secondary school teacher
singing teacher
special school teacher
stomacher
student teacher
substitute teacher
supply teacher
the Preacher
treacher

Synonyms and antonyms of preacher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREACHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «preacher» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of preacher

Translation of «preacher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREACHER

Find out the translation of preacher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preacher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preacher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传道士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

predicador
570 millions of speakers

English

preacher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपदेशक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проповедник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pregador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prédicateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengkhotbah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prediger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

説教師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설교사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preacher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảng đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपदेश करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vaiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

predicatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kaznodzieja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проповідник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predicator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιεροκήρυκας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prediker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förkunnare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

predikant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preacher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREACHER»

The term «preacher» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREACHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preacher

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10 QUOTES WITH «PREACHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word preacher.
1
Roland Allen
To preach the Gospel requires that the preacher should believe that he is sent to those whom he is addressing at the moment, because God has among them those whom He is at the moment calling; it requires that the speaker should expect a response.
2
Philip Warren Anderson
Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors.
3
Charles M. Blow
I was born in the summer of 1970, the last of five boys stretched over eight years. My parents were a struggling young couple who had been married one afternoon under a shade tree by a preacher without a church. No guests or fancy dress, just the two of them, lost in love, and the preacher taking a break from working on a house.
4
Billy Carter
I've got a sister who races motorcycles and another sister who's a Holy Roller preacher.
5
Duane Chapman
I'm marrying my common-law wife, Beth, the Christian way, with a preacher and all that.
6
Eliza Cook
Though language forms the preacher, 'Tis good works make the man.
7
John Cullum
You scratch a preacher a little bit, and you'll get an actor.
8
Billy Ray Cyrus
My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher.
9
Garth Ennis
Preacher is a book that somehow allows me time by its settling on it's characters, that sort of modern gothic western feel. You're not likely to see the boat veering too far from that.
10
Shereen El Feki
My mother's family is Christian: her father was a Baptist lay preacher, and her brother, in a leap of Anglican upward mobility, became a vicar in the Church of Wales. But my mother converted to Islam on marrying my father. She was not obliged to; Muslim men are free to marry ahl al-kitab, or people of the Book - among them, Jews and Christians.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREACHER»

Discover the use of preacher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preacher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and ...
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text provides a holistic approach to the interpretation and preaching of biblical texts.
Sidney Greidanus, 1988
2
Preacher and His Audience: Studies in Early Christian and ...
13 studies on Greek-speaking preachers and audiences in a period from the beginning of the second century A.D. to the beginning of the tenth century cover themes including the identity of Greek-speaking preachers, the circumstances of ...
Mary B. Cunningham, Pauline Allen, 1998
3
Preacher 3
"Preacher created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon."
Garth Ennis, 2010
4
The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that ...
Chronicles Martin Luther King, Jr.'s religious development from his childhood as a "preacher's kid" in segregated Atlanta to the most influential orator of the twentieth century. Reprint.
Richard Lischer, 1997
5
Preacher: Billy Sunday and Big-time American Evangelism
In this account of Billy Sunday's life, the author unfolds the story of modern evangelism.
Roger Bruns, 1992
6
The Preacher Joke Book
This surprisingly reverent collection of religious humor pokes less at the message than at the messenger.
Loyal Jones, 1989
7
Preacher's Daughter, The (Annie’s People Book #1)
In her signature style, with character depth and unexpected plot twists, beloved novelist Beverly Lewis once again opens the door to the world of the Amish.
Beverly Lewis, 2005
8
John Ward, Preacher
American poet and novelist MARGARET DELAND (1857-1945) was a contributor to Harper's Magazine. She also wrote the novels Sidney (1890), Philip and His Wife (1894), and The Awakening of Helena Richie (1906), among others.
Margaret Deland, 2005
9
Meister Eckhart, Teacher and Preacher
Together with Meister Eckhart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries and Treatises, this work forms the most extensive corpus of Eckhart's writings in English.
Meister Eckhart, Bernard McGinn, Elvira Borgstädt, 1986
10
Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's ...
A former preacher tell why he abandoned the guidance of the Bible to follow the dictates of own conscience.
Dan Barker, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREACHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preacher is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ex-preacher competent to stand trial for three slayings in Danville …
The former preacher charged with three counts of murder in a 2013 Danville pawn shop shooting was found competent Monday to stand trial. «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
2
Local preacher celebrates 50 years of priesthood
Local preacher celebrates 50 years of priesthood. Rev. Peter James Barry, a Troy native and Catholic priest celebrated his Golden Jubilee this ... «Troy Record, Jul 15»
3
Gallery | Bee Preacher
Gallery | Bee Preacher. Tom Francis of Bee's By The Sea has outgrown his back yard operation and keeps some of his 20 hives in a secluded meadow in ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
4
Preacher Files Lawsuit Against Decision Banning Him From Travel
Cairo — Egyptian Islamic preacher Mohamed Jibiril filed a lawsuit at the administrative court against Egypt's president, premier, interior minister ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
WATCH: Black Preacher Denounces Antigay Church Leaders in …
A black preacher has delivered a fiery sermon against antigay church leaders. Captured in a YouTube video posted Thursday, Pastor E. Dewey ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
6
Watch: Black preacher takes homophobes to church with fiery pro …
A preacher has delivered an incredible sermon, attacking homophobic “hypocrites” within black Baptist churches condemning same-sex ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
7
Preacher Harun Mehicevic believed to have bought land in Bosnia …
A CONTROVERSIAL Melbourne Islamic preacher is believed to have purchased land in Bosnia in an area where there is a suspected Jihadi ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Sonko 'loves' Kenya's sexiest preacher, Reverend Lucy Natasha
Few Kenyans knew about Reverend Lucy Natasha, a preacher many claim is too cute to be on the pulpit. Her 'unveiling' came courtesy of ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
9
Tubman officials say "Preacher Pimp" will stay up
Director of Exhibitions Jeffrey Bruce who made the decision to put Preacher Pimp on display today says taking that piece down would create a ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
10
Macon clergy trying to have Tubman's 'Preacher Pimp' exhibit removed
"I'm not anti-preacher or anti-Christian, but look at all of these prosperity preachers like Creflo Dollar. I can walk all the way from Atlanta to ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»

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