Preach'er, n.
n. [O. Fr. precheres, preeschierres, N. Fr. prêcheur, prédicateur, Pr. predicaire, Sp. predicador, Pg. pregador, It. predicatore, Lat. prædicator, A-S. predicere, Ger. prediger. See PREACH, v. i.]
Sense 1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects.
Sense 2. One who inculcates any thing with earnestness.
No preacher is listened to but Time. Swift.