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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Missionary

/mĭsh'-ən-ĕrˌ-ē/ · Mis·sion·ary · IPA /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/
01 n. One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.
pl. Missionaries ((#))
  1. 1.
    One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.
Phrases & compounds
Missionary apostolic — a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.
02 a. Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.