missionary

CEFRB2

/ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person sent to teach a religion or help people in another place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

Examples

  • In 1807, Robert Morrison, the first British Protestant missionary to China arrived in Guangzhou.

  • Tom went to Korea as a Christian missionary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A religious messenger.

  2. One who is sent on a mission.

  3. The missionary position for sexual intercourse.

More examples

In context

  • A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.

  • My boyfriend only cums during missionary.

  • Near-synonym: emissary

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From mission + -ary.