Origin: Greek suffix -ist
Evangelist has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a preacher of the Christian gospel
"The local church invited a renowned evangelist to preach the Christian gospel during their annual summer festival."
(when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
"When studying the origins of the New Testament, scholars often debate whether the traditional evangelists actually wrote every single word attributed to them."
An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
"Scholars have debated for centuries whether the author of the Gospel of Matthew was actually an eyewitness or merely an early Christian evangelist."
A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)
The word comes from the Ancient Greek euangelistēs, meaning "bringer of good news." It entered English via Old French and Latin, combining roots that mean "well" and "to announce."