"postiller" meaning in All languages combined

See postiller on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: postillers [plural]
Etymology: postil + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|postil|er}} postil + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} postiller (plural postillers)
  1. (archaic) A writer of notes in the margin of a book. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-postiller-en-noun-5VqlX8De
  2. (archaic) A preacher. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-postiller-en-noun-NfYelNwR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: postiler

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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