'Preacher bird' definitions:

Definition of 'Preacher bird'

From: GCIDE
  • Preacher \Preach"er\ (pr[=e]ch"[~e]r), n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. pr[^e]cheur, L. praedicator.]
  • 1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects. [1913 Webster]
  • How shall they hear without a preacher? --Rom. x. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness. [1913 Webster]
  • No preacher is listened to but Time. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • Preacher bird (Zool.), a toucan. [1913 Webster]