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Synonyms of pilgrim
a person who travels to foreign lands
- A wandering pilgrim, he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pilgrim
- holidayer,
- holidaymaker
- [chiefly British],
- vacationer,
- vacationist
- excursionist,
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- sightseer,
- tourist,
- traveler
- (or traveller),
- tripper
- [chiefly British]
- émigré
- (also emigré),
- immigrant,
- incomer
- [chiefly British],
- in-migrant,
- migrant,
- out-migrant,
- settler
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrim. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of pilgrim was in the 13th century
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