noun
pilgrim
PIHLG-rihm
noun
1
A person who travels to a place of religious significance.
"Thousands of pilgrims walk the Camino de Santiago every year."
2
One of the early English settlers who sailed to America in the 17th century seeking religious freedom.
"The Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest with a feast that inspired modern Thanksgiving."
How to Use Pilgrim
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone on a religious journey, or (capitalised) one of the early Plymouth Colony settlers.
Common pairings
a pilgrim's journey
the Pilgrim Fathers
Word Forms
pilgrimed past tense, pilgrims plural, Pilgrims plural, pilgrims singular
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Etymology
From Old French pelegrin, ultimately from Latin peregrinus, "foreigner" — a doublet of the word "peregrine."