Synonyms of pilgrims

pilgrims

noun

plural of pilgrim

as in travelers

a person who travels to foreign lands

A wandering pilgrim, he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid.

Related Words

• travelers
• visitors
• tourists
• wayfarers
• vacationers
• vacationists
• immigrants
• holidaymakers
• journeyers
• refugees
• guests
• sightseers
• excursionists
• holidayers
• pioneers
• foreigners
• expatriates
• snowbirds
• trippers
• evacuees
• exiles
• migrants
• colonists
• aliens
• transients
• deportees
• émigrés
• newcomers
• sunseekers
• repatriates
• trekkers
• hostelers
• rubberneckers
• migrators
• defectors
• settlers
• relocatees
• noncitizens
• squatters
• rubbernecks
• nonnatives
• incomers
• in-migrants
• out-migrants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pilgrims

The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world. — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Millions of pilgrims converge on the holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, for Arbaeen, the 40th day of mourning for the killing of Imam Hussein 14 centuries ago, a definitive event in the schism between Shia and Sunni Islam. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 July 2026

The two attacks came just days before Medjugorje's annual youth prayer festival, which is expected to draw more than 50,000 pilgrims from around the world. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

While pilgrims ascended the mountain, Mayo supporters descended en masse on Dublin for the final at Croke Park, splashing the county’s colours across the capital. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Buddhist monks, pilgrims, and scholars became some of the earliest cultural ambassadors between the two regions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

In 2024, nearly 500,000 pilgrims completed the journey, with almost half choosing the Camino Francés. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

The city is home to the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam, and holds deep religious significance for millions of pilgrims. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026