MISSIONER Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

missioner

noun

Definition of missioner

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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Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, holds Peruvian citizenship and is beloved by his flock there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
William Catto brought his family north to Baltimore with plans to eventually travel to Liberia as missionaries.

— Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of missionary

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For a second day Leo celebrated Mass with other priests in a special chapel set up near his room on the 10th floor of the hospital, spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
According to the attorneys, the priests targeted more than 100 young Black children at Holy Angels parish between 1969 and 2002.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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