missionee en · NOUN
Etymology
From mission + -ee.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| missionees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |