pilgrim
Plural: pilgrims
Noun
- A person who journeys to a sacred place; a traveler.
- someone who journeys in foreign lands
- one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
- someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
- One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.
- A newcomer.
- A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.
Verb
- To journey; to wander; to ramble.
Examples
- Playing PILGRIM felt like a long journey across the Scrabble board to a high-scoring square.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine.
The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino.
Synonyms
Pilgrim Father
Scrabble Score: 12
pilgrim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpilgrim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pilgrim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
pilgrim: valid Words With Friends Word