"missionee" meaning in All languages combined

See missionee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: missionees [plural]
Etymology: mission + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mission|ee}} mission + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} missionee (plural missionees)
  1. The person whom a missionary attempts to convert to a religion.
    Sense id: en-missionee-en-noun-88NSzYgF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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