/ ˈpɪlgrɪm; NAmE / noun
1.
a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons :
Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca
Christian pilgrims visiting Lourdes
2.
Pilgrim a member of the group of English people ( the Pilgrim Fathers ) who sailed to America on the ship The Mayflower in 1620 and started a colony in Massachusetts
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Provençal pelegrin , from Latin peregrinus foreign, from peregre abroad, from per- through + ager field.