as in traveller
a person who travels to foreign lands
A wandering pilgrim, he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid.
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Recent Examples of pilgrim
In one of the tents set up for the devotees in the capital, laborer Ankit Gupta put out plates and food in anticipation of the arrival of the next group of pilgrims.
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Instead, Francis transformed large parts of the property into a museum, which drew visitors and pilgrims all year.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Arbaeen now attracts more pilgrims than the Hajj to Mecca, as Shias reclaim their tradition.
—Richard Collett, Saveur, 2 July 2025
The Emmitsburg shrine, dating from the 1870s, is said to be the oldest replica in the U.S. of the one at Lourdes, which reportedly draws 4 to 6 million pilgrims each year.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Instead, Francis transformed large parts of the property into a museum, which drew visitors and pilgrims all year.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Arbaeen now attracts more pilgrims than the Hajj to Mecca, as Shias reclaim their tradition.
—Richard Collett, Saveur, 2 July 2025
The Emmitsburg shrine, dating from the 1870s, is said to be the oldest replica in the U.S. of the one at Lourdes, which reportedly draws 4 to 6 million pilgrims each year.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilgrim
Noun
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What are the terrorism risks for travelers in Mexico?—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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That’s because Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World in Orlando have historically been the studio’s most popular outposts for travelers from the Middle East.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Entering the Bob Dylan Center, visitors are greeted in the lobby with a 16-foot metalwork designed and built for the center by Dylan at his Black Buffalo Artworks studio in Malibu, California.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Keep an eye out for chachalaca, green jays, Altamira orioles, and the occasional rare avian visitor that wanders in from faraway.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrim. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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