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migrator

noun

Definition of migratornext
as in pilgrim

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  1. pilgrim
  2. pioneer
  3. newcomer
  4. colonist
Noun
  • Poland ranks sixth among the more than 160 nations sending pilgrims to Lourdes each year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pilgrim
Noun
  • The startup, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is building AI models for creating virtual 3D environments frequently used in humanoid robot development.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • State historian Doane Robinson wanted to create a monument to the Old West, featuring both pioneers and Native leaders, to attract tourists.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneer
Noun
  • Then there is Nana (Erin Morton), sweet as pie and a newcomer to the group.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • At 22, the Chilean singer-songwriter, most identifiable by her fire engine red tresses, is one of the most visionary newcomers in the latest wave of post-urbano Latin artists.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of newcomer
Noun
  • The English lacked a body of laws specific to slavery; their colonists adapted.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Before the American Revolution, white American colonists enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the Western world.
    — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonist
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“Migrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrator. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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