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circuit rider

noun

  1. (formerly) a minister who rode horseback from place to place to preach and perform religious ceremonies.
  2. someone, as a public official or a nurse, who travels throughout a given territory to provide services.


circuit rider

noun

  1. (formerly) a minister of religion who preached from place to place along an established circuit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of circuit rider1

An Americanism dating back to 1830鈥40
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Tucker was known as a 鈥渃ircuit rider,鈥 hopping between several clinics across Mississippi and Alabama.

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Ann Tapscott, the great-great-great granddaughter of the Rev. Peter Cartwright, the evangelist and Methodist circuit rider, lamented the loss of small congregations, like New Salem.

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鈥淭he circuit rider in a lot of ways was lost,鈥 Jason Felici said.

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Circuit rider ministers, who arrived by horseback, led the outdoor services.

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She is a chief circuit rider for liberty, spending more than 260 days a year preaching against federal government overreach.

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