missioner

noun

Definition of missionernext
as in missionary
a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick) The church has a program in which volunteers spend one year abroad as missioners.

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Recent Examples of missioner In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022 After 15 years of doing mission promotion and spending time as a missioner in Tanzania East Africa, by special agreement with the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles and the Archbishop of Hartford, Fr. — courant.com, 23 July 2019
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  1. missionary
  2. priest
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  • As literary scholar Leah Price has observed, the it-narrative’s premise held special appeal for Christian missionaries, whose evangelical activities likewise hinged on social circulation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The German missionary who had settled in the highlands had started a Lutheran school, and Gajdusek asked him to find a good candidate among the students.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of missionary
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  • In 1972, William Christopher joined the cast of M*A*S*H as Father John Mulcahy, the Catholic priest who serves as the Army chaplain.
    — Rachel Flynn, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Missioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missioner. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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