proselytizern.
/ˈprɒsᵻlᵻtʌɪzə/, /ˈprɒsl̩ᵻtʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈprɑs(ə)ləˌtaɪzər/ A person who makes, or seeks to make, proselytes or converts; (in extended use) an advocate or proponent of something.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > [noun] > one who performs
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proselytizer1828
proselytist1831
1828 Times 5 Dec. 2/7 The opportunity which the Association afforded to the priests of retaliating on the proselytizers.
1848 Gilfillan in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 15 280 He is the least in the world of a proselytizer.
1888 Dict. National Biogr. at Donne, John The government was much provoked, and a relentless persecution was organised against the proselytisers.
1904 R. Rodd Sir W. Raleigh i. 7 [He] with the zeal of a proselytiser, began to take her to task for carrying beads.
1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running xiv. 168 One reason the discovery was so slow in coming is that the typical vegetarian runner is not a proselytizer.
2004 Daily Tel. 22 Dec. 17/1 As a proselytiser for Japanese art, and then as an enthusiast for the ‘new art’, he became one of the most influential tastemakers of the age.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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