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Missionary vs Preacher - What's the difference?

missionary | preacher |

As a noun missionary

is one who is sent on a mission.

As a proper noun preacher is

alternative name for ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the old testament.

missionary

English

Noun

(missionaries)
  • One who is sent on a mission.
  • A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.
    • A Muslim missionary was just trying to convert me to Islam .
  • (pejorative) A religious messenger.
  • (uncountable) A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "missionary") *

    preacher

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia preacher) (en noun)
  • Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy or religion, especially someone who preaches the Quran or the gospel; a clergyman.
  • * 2004 , Garbi Schmidt, Islam in Urban America: Sunni Muslims in Chicago , Page 171

    • Derived terms

    * preacheress