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 site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually, including sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

For pizza pilgrims and locals simply looking for a dinner spot that will wow out-of-towners, there's no better reason to hop over the Hudson. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Muslim prospective pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour (al-Noor mountain) to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 01, 2025. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

In Mina, the encampment outside Mecca where millions of pilgrims stay each year, buffet catering is provided, along with occasional surprises such as popcorn machines and ice cream. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

For generations, pilgrims have instead walked some 33 miles around its base. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026