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pilgrim

noun, verb — 8 senses

pilgrim

nounalso spelled Pilgrim

/ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/

Etymology Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, 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.

› One who travels to visit a site of religious…

1

Literary Any traveler.

  • strangers and pilgrims on the earth1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:13:
2

Broadly An early American settler.

3

Slang A newcomer.

  • "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums:
4

Historical A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.

Derived terms
bepilgrimed, Camino pilgrim shell, nonpilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrim badge, pilgrim bottle, pilgrimdom, pilgrimess, pilgrim hat, pilgrimhood, pilgrimize, pilgrimless, pilgrimlike, pilgrim's hat, pilgrim shell, pilgrim's staff, pilgrimwise

pilgrim

verb

Etymology Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, 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.

1

To make a pilgrimage

  • [T]o all galleries, churches, sistine chapels, ruins, coliseums, and artistic or dilettante shrines he zealously pilgrimed[.]1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling:
  • The tzadikim founded residences, called "courts" by their adherents, whereto the chassidim […] used to pilgrim in order to receive inspiration and salvation1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 413:
2

Archaic To wander; to ramble.

  • For that he hath no certain home, or diet, but pilgrims up and down every where, feeding upon all sorts of Plants1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. […], London: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, →OCLC:

Pilgrim

noun
1

Historical, Plural normally A settler of the Plymouth Colony, who left for the New World in the early 17th century.

2

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports Someone connected with Plymouth Argyle Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Derived terms
Pilgrim Father, Pilgrimism

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for pilgrim and Pilgrim.