preacher
/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
- A male given name from English.
- A surname from Middle English.
- A nickname.
Etymology / origin
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.
- bydel(Old English)→
- praedicator(Latin)→
- prêcheur(French)→
- preecheor(fro)→
- prechour(enm)→
- precher(enm)→
- preacher (English)
- Relations: inh, inh, der, cog, der, cog
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