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pulpiteer

noun

One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.

Scrabble 13

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Meanings

nounpulpiteer (plural pulpiteers)

plural pulpiteers

derogatoryOne who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.
We never can think it sinful that Burns should have been humorous on such a pulpiteer.
1844, John Wilson, Essay on the Genius, and Character of Burns
1 more example
I have many thanks to give you, that you so quaintly acquaint me how variously the pulse of the Pulpiteers beat in your Town
1655, James Howell, “To Mr. John Wilson”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

verbpulpiteer (third-person singular simple present pulpiteers, present participle pulpiteering, simple past and past participle pulpiteered)

present singular third person pulpiteers · participle present pulpiteering · participle past pulpiteered · past pulpiteered

To speak from, or as if from, a pulpit; to preach or lecture.

Origin

From pulpit + -eer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pulpiteer

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APA

pulpiteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpiteer

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“pulpiteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpiteer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulpiteer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpiteer.

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