pilgrim

//ˈpɪl.ɡrɪm//
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Noun

pilgrimSingular
pilgrimsPlural
1

A person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons.

Every year, thousands of pilgrims visit the holy shrine.

2

A person who journeys to a place of great personal importance.

Every year, pilgrims visit the small town where the famous author was born.

3

(historical) One of the English settlers who founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

The Pilgrims arrived in America on the Mayflower in 1620.