circuit rider

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noun

(formerly) a minister who rode horseback from place to place to preach and perform religious ceremonies.

someone, as a public official or a nurse, who travels throughout a given territory to provide services.

Origin of circuit rider

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby circuit rider

circuit edges, circuit, electrical, circuiter, circuit judge, circuitous, circuit rider, circuitry, circuit training, circuity, circular, circular amputation

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Example sentences from the Web for circuit rider

Had not the circuit-rider said in his last sermon that not even a sparrow falls to the ground unmarked of God?
The Young Mountaineers|Charles Egbert Craddock
These notions of young Felix Kendrick were confirmed and enlarged by his marriage to the daughter of a Methodist circuit-rider.
Mingo|Joel Chandler Harris
Marthy, the circuit-rider'll be 'roun' two weeks from next Sunday.
In Happy Valley|John Fox
The circuit-rider, whether Methodist or Baptist, found here a field ripe for his harvest.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart

Say you were a circuit-rider—that's more near the literal truth.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton

British Dictionary definitions for circuit rider

circuit rider

noun

US and Canadian (formerly) a minister of religion who preached from place to place along an established circuit

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单词	circuit rider
释义	circuit rider SEE SYNONYMS FOR circuit rider ON THESAURUS.COM noun (formerly) a minister who rode horseback from place to place to preach and perform religious ceremonies. someone, as a public official or a nurse, who travels throughout a given territory to provide services. Origin of circuit rider An Americanism dating back to 1830–40 Words nearby circuit rider circuit edges, circuit, electrical, circuiter, circuit judge, circuitous, circuit rider, circuitry, circuit training, circuity, circular, circular amputation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circuit rider Had not the circuit-rider said in his last sermon that not even a sparrow falls to the ground unmarked of God? The Young Mountaineers\|Charles Egbert Craddock These notions of young Felix Kendrick were confirmed and enlarged by his marriage to the daughter of a Methodist circuit-rider. Mingo\|Joel Chandler Harris Marthy, the circuit-rider'll be 'roun' two weeks from next Sunday. In Happy Valley\|John Fox The circuit-rider, whether Methodist or Baptist, found here a field ripe for his harvest. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart Say you were a circuit-rider—that's more near the literal truth. Romance of California Life\|John Habberton British Dictionary definitions for circuit rider circuit rider noun US and Canadian (formerly) a minister of religion who preached from place to place along an established circuit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to circuit rider pastor, missionary, televangelist, minister, revivalist
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circuit rider

noun

Origin of circuit rider

Words nearby circuit rider

Example sentences from the Web for circuit rider

British Dictionary definitions for circuit rider

noun

Words related to circuit rider