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- [pil-grim, -gruh m]
- /ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm/
- /ˈpɪl.ɡrɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pil-grim, -gruh m]
- /ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm/
Definitions of pilgrim word
- noun pilgrim a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land. 1
- noun pilgrim a traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign place. 1
- noun pilgrim an original settler in a region. 1
- noun pilgrim (initial capital letter) one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620. 1
- noun pilgrim a newcomer to a region or place, especially to the western U.S. 1
- noun pilgrim traveller to a holy place 1
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Origin of pilgrim
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English pilegrim, pelegrim, cognate with Old Frisian pilegrīm, Middle Low German pelegrīm, Old High German piligrīm, Old Norse pīlagrīmr, all < Medieval Latin pelegrīnus, dissimilated variant of Latin peregrīnus peregrine
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Parts of speech for Pilgrim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pilgrim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pilgrim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pilgrim
noun pilgrim
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.
- colonizer — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colonizers — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
adj pilgrim
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
adjective pilgrim
- outland — Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
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