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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/, [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃə]
• (General American, Standard Canadian) IPA: /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/, [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɹ̩]
• 韻: -iːtʃə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: preach‧er

名詞

preacher (plural preachers)

1. 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.

   Hypernym: cleric

   • 1859, George Meredith, chapter 10, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC:

     The born preacher we feel instinctively to be our foe. He may do some good to the wretches that have been struck down and lie gasping on the battlefield: he rouses antagonism in the strong.

下位語

• evangelist
• proselytizer

派生語