noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A preacher; one who delivers sermons

   "Before long, Jansson[…]had acquired a reputation as a riveting sermonizer."

2. 2
   someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

preacherboanergeschalk talkerchurchmancircuit riderclergyman

Example

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"Before long, Jansson[…]had acquired a reputation as a riveting sermonizer."

Etymology

From sermonize + -er.

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