sermoner

English

Etymology

From sermon +‎ -er.

Noun

sermoner (plural sermoners)

(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.

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