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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Preacher \Preach"er\ (pr[=e]ch"[~e]r), n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre,
prescheur, F. pr[^e]cheur, L. praedicator.]
1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious
subjects.
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How shall they hear without a preacher? --Rom. x.
14.
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2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness.
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No preacher is listened to but Time. --Swift.
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{Preacher bird} (Zool.), a toucan.
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