HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Missionary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ

Definitions

  1. One who is sent on a mission.
  2. A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
  3. A religious messenger.
  4. The missionary position for sexual intercourse.
  5. Sexual intercourse in the missionary position.

Equivalents

Български мисионер
Català missioner
Čeština misionář
Dansk missionær
Ελληνικά ιεραπόστολος
Esperanto misiisto
Eesti misjonär
Français missionnaire
Gàidhlig teachdaire
Galego misioneiro
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi mikanele
Հայերեն քարոզիչ
Bahasa Indonesia misionaris zendeling
日本語 伝道師 宣教師
ქართული მისიონერი
한국어 선교사
Kurdî misyoner
Latina missionarius
Lietuvių misionierius
Te Reo Māori Mihinare
Македонски мисионер
Română misionar misionară
Српски misionar мисионар
Svenska missionär
Kiswahili mmisionari
Tagalog misyonero
Türkçe misyoner
Українська місіонер місіонерка
اردو مبلغ مربی

Examples

“Near-synonym: emissary”
“A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.”
“My boyfriend only cums during missionary.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Missionary used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free