missioner

/ˈmɪʃənər/

Other forms: missioners

Definitions of missioner

1. noun

   someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
   synonyms: missionary

   examples:

   Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

   Pere Jacques Marquette

   French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

   Apostle of the Gentiles

   (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle

   Albert Schweitzer

   French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)

   Miguel Jose Serra

   Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)

   Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

   Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

   type of:

   religious person

   a person who manifests devotion to a deity