preacher
English
/ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/, /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃə/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel; a clergyman.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English precher affix from English preach inherited from Middle English prechour derived from Old French preecheor derived from Latin praedicator (public praiser, proclaimer).
Origin
Latin
praedicator
Gloss
public praiser, proclaimer
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- outpreach English
- preach English
- preachable English
- preachee English
- preacheress English
- preacherlike English
- preacherly English
- preachership English
- preachest English
- preacheth English
- preachify English
- preachman English
- preachment English
- preacht English
- preachy English
- unpreach English
- praedicator Latin
- praedicātor Latin
- praedicō Latin
- prechen Middle English
- precher Middle English
- prechour Middle English
- preecheor Old French
- preaçh Manx
- preaçhoor Manx