説教者
解説 Definition
preachers は preacher（説教者、伝道者）の複数形です。宗教的な教えを人々に語る人を指し、教会などの場面でよく使われます。
People who publicly deliver religious messages or sermons, often in churches or as part of missionary work. The word is the plural form of preacher and may refer to ordained clergy or other religious speakers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 preacher「説教者」に複数の -s が付いた形で、語末が有声音 /r/ のため -s は /z/ と発音します。preach「説教する」＋人を表す -er ＝ preacher、さらに複数なら preachers と分解しましょう。church、sermon、service と結び付け、宗教的教えを公に語る複数の人を思い浮かべます。
Break preachers into preach + -er + -s. To preach is to deliver a religious message, -er identifies a person who performs the action, and final -s marks more than one person. Since preacher ends in the voiced sound /r/, the plural ending is pronounced /z/. Picture several preachers speaking at a church meeting, explaining their message through simple stories, and greeting people after a service. The word focuses on the role of delivering sermons; it does not necessarily mean exactly the same thing as priests, ministers, or pastors.
例文
Several preachers spoke at the church meeting.
数人の説教者が教会の集会で話しました。
The preachers welcomed visitors after the service.
説教者たちは礼拝の後、訪問者を迎えました。
Many preachers use simple stories to explain their message.
多くの説教者は、自分たちの教えを説明するために分かりやすい話を使います。
preachers の類義語・関連語
preachers の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「predician」からで、ラテン語「praedicare（公に宣言する）」に由来。prae-（前で）+ dicare（宣言する）が語根。人前で教えを説く人の意。関連語：predict（予言する、前もって言う）、dictate（口述する）。「前に立って言葉を述べる人」が原義。
Preachers is the regular plural of preacher. Preacher is derived from preach plus the agent suffix -er. Preach came through Old French from Late Latin praedicare, meaning to proclaim publicly or preach. That Latin verb is associated with prae-, meaning before or in front, and dicare, meaning to proclaim or declare. The word’s history reflects the public communication of religious teaching.
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