pilgrim

pil·grim

noun \ˈpil-grəm\

Definition of PILGRIM

1

: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer

2

: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee

3

capitalized : one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620

Examples of PILGRIM

1. Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.

Origin of PILGRIM

Middle English, from Anglo-French pelerin, pilegrin, from Late Latin pelegrinus, alteration of Latin peregrinus foreigner, from peregrinus, adjective, foreign, from peregri abroad, from per through + agr-, ager land — more at for, acre

First Known Use: 13th century

Other History Terms

agonistic, carpetbagger, enceinte, fief, historiography, paladin