Synonyms for missionary

Most common

evangelist · clergyman · revivalist

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

heathen, pagan, unbeliever

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who is sent on a mission.

Related words

Phrases

missionary position missionary plant

Forms

Plural

missionaries → evangelists, clergymen, revivalists, apostles…

Example sentences

• clergyman The clergyman has married three couples this week.
• evangelist The tele-evangelist has a large, if deluded, following.
• apostle Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of nonviolence, was born in 1869.
• emissary The president sent an emissary to renegotiate the terms.
• propagandist Are you just a paid state propagandist or what?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

apostle³

8 letters

emissary⁴

9 letters

clergyman³, missioner

10 letters

evangelist⁴, revivalist⁴

12 letters

propagandist⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apostle³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

missionnaire

Italiano

missionario

Català

missioner