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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A tubthumping clergyman or preacher..
[…] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded.
Who's preaching now? You speak like a cushion-smiter.
Use cushion-smiter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cushion-smiter means (UK, slang, obsolete) A tubthumping clergyman or preacher..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded.
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