Thesaurus
plural of pilgrim
Synonyms of pilgrims
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 pilgrims
- holidayers,
- holidaymakers
- [chiefly British],
- vacationers,
- vacationists
- guests,
- hostelers
- (or hostellers),
- visitors
- excursionists,
- rubberneckers,
- rubbernecks,
- sightseers,
- tourists,
- travelers
- (or travellers),
- trippers
- [chiefly British]
- émigrés
- (also emigrés),
- immigrants,
- incomers
- [chiefly British],
- in-migrants,
- migrants,
- out-migrants,
- settlers
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“Pilgrims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrims. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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