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 [pree-cher]  

preach·er

   [pree-cher]
noun
1.
a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
2.
a person who preaches.
3.
Friar Preacher.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English precho(u)r < Old French prech(e)or, earlier preëch(e)or < Late Latin praedicātor. See preach, -or2
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preacher (ˈpriːtʃə)
 
—n
1.  a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman
2.  a person who preaches

Preacher (ˈpriːtʃə)
 
—n
Bible the Preacher the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes

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