sermonizer

sermonizer

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English sermon
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English sermonize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English sermonizer

    From sermonize + -er.

    Noun

    sermonizer (plural sermonizers)

    1. A preacher; one who delivers sermons
      • 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “"Here is the place!"”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        Before long, Jansson […] had acquired a reputation as a riveting sermonizer.

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