instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching

Apostle of Germany, Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith - (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)

David Livingstone, Livingstone - Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

Marcus Whitman, Whitman - United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847)

Saint Francis Xavier, Xavier - Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)

religionist, religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity

Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, Buck - United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

Jacques Marquette, Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette - French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

Apostle of the Gentiles, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul, Saul of Tarsus, St. Paul, Saul, Paul - (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"

Albert Schweitzer, Schweitzer - French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)

Junipero Serra, Miguel Jose Serra, Serra - Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Mother Teresa, Mother Theresa, Teresa, Theresa - Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)