plural pilgrims
1
: someone who travels to a holy place
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
2
: one of the people who traveled by boat from England and created the first permanent settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/pilgrim. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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