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Definition missionary in British English

missionary noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/
1

someone who has been sent to a place by a religious organization to teach the people there about a particular religion

Example

a missionary to South Africa

Example

Bradley spent the next two years doing missionary work.

Synonyms and related words
animism ascetic Baha’i
Definition missionary in British English