-chə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English prechour, from Old French preecheur, precheur, from preechier, prechier to preach + -eur -or — more at preach
1. : one that preaches:
a. : one who discourses publicly on religious subjects : one whose function is to preach sermons : minister
b. : one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously
the preacher of a nobler creed of morals — John Buchan
a preacher of class hatred
2. : dominican