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French
Etymology
From Latin praedicātōrem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ.ʃœʁ/ ~ /pʁe.ʃœʁ/
Noun
prêcheur m (plural prêcheurs, feminine prêcheuse)
- preacher, advocate of high values, moralist
- C'est à Versailles qu'on tressait les couronnes qui ceignaient la tête des prêcheurs de la liberté. (Mme de Chateaubriant, Mémoires et lettres, 1847)
Usage notes
- Obsolete with respect to religion where prédicateur is used instead.
Adjective
prêcheur (feminine prêcheuse, masculine plural prêcheurs, feminine plural prêcheuses)
- preaching, moralizing
- Ai tendance à prendre un ton « prêcheur », dès que je m'adresse à Jean-Paul. (Martin du Gard, Thib., Épil., 1940)
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