missioner

/'miʃnə/

Thân thiện

A missioner helps build a school in a remote village.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person sent on a mission: Specifically, someone dispatched to carry out a task, often with a religious or charitable purpose, typically in a foreign country or region.

Usage

The word "missioner" is a somewhat formal and dated term. It is used to refer to an individual, often a clergy member or a dedicated volunteer, who is sent by an organization to perform work, usually of a religious, educational, or humanitarian nature, in a location away from their home base.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The church sent a missioner to provide aid and spiritual guidance in the remote village.
  • Early 20th-century missioners often worked to establish schools and hospitals.

Advanced Usage

• The term is largely synonymous with "missionary" but is less common in modern usage. It can imply a specific, official assignment from a sending body.
• Historically, it was sometimes used to distinguish a person engaged in domestic missionary work within their own country from one sent abroad, though this distinction is not strict.

Variants and Related Words

• Missionary (n): The more common and contemporary term for a person sent on a religious or charitable mission.
• Mission (n): The task or journey itself, or the group sent to carry it out.

Synonyms

• Missionary
• Emissary (though this is more general and not specifically religious)
• Delegate (focuses on representation rather than charitable/religious purpose)

Antonyms

• Recipient (one who receives aid, not one who delivers it)
• Local (a person native to the area, not one sent from outside)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To serve as a missioner: To take on the role of a missioner.
  • He felt called to serve as a missioner in the impoverished region.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

Từ đồng nghĩa

• missionary