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Meaning of cushion-smiter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.

UK, obsolete, slang

Examples

“[…] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded.”
“Who's preaching now? You speak like a cushion-smiter.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Cushioned cushionet Cushioning Cushions cushiony Cushite

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