pilgrim
//ˈpɪl.ɡrɪm//
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.