Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulpiteer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pul-pi-teer
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.

Derogatory

verb

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

Example Sentences

"I have many thanks to give you, that you so quaintly acquaint me how variously the pulse of the Pulpiteers beat in your Town"
"We never can think it sinful that Burns should have been humorous on such a pulpiteer."

Etymology

From pulpit + -eer.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pulpit

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

pulpiteers (plural) pulpiteers (present, singular) pulpiteering (participle, present) pulpiteered (participle, past) pulpiteered (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does pulpiteer mean?: One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher.
Where does pulpiteer come from?: From pulpit + -eer.

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