sermoner

English

Etymology

From sermon +‎ -er.

Noun

sermoner (plural sermoners)

1. (archaic, humorous or derogatory) A preacher; a sermonizer.
   • 1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers:

     This is the sin of schoolmasters, governesses, critics, sermoners, and instructors of young or old people

References

• “sermoner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.