missionee

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noun

The person whom a missionary attempts to convert to a religion.

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Meanings

nounmissionee (plural missionees)

plural missionees

  1. The person whom a missionary attempts to convert to a religion.

    […] any supposition that the construction was symmetrical, or that the discourse of the missionary and the missionee is evenly shared must surely be questioned.

    2015, Fred Dervin, Saija Benjamin, Migration, Diversity, and Education: Beyond Third Culture Kids

Origin

From mission + -ee.

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Cite this entry
APA

missionee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missionee

MLA

“missionee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missionee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missionee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missionee.

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