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Synonyms for pilgrim

4 synonyms

noun

Most common

tourist traveler US wayfarer

All synonyms

Noun

traveler US, traveller UK, tourist, wayfarer, palmer

Definitions

n. 1
One who travels to visit a site of religious significance. Any traveler.

Related words

Word family: pilgrimage
Phrases: pilgrim's shell pilgrim's hat pilgrim's staff pilgrim hat pilgrim shell pilgrim's scallop pilgrim's gourd pilgrim's barrel

Forms

Plural: pilgrims → travelers, tourists, wayfarers, palmers…

Example sentences

tourist Chrea is a popular tourist destination in Algeria.
traveler She provided the traveler with food and clothing.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
pilgrim		rising
tourist		rising
traveler		rising
wayfarer		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: palmer²
7 letters: tourist²
8 letters: traveler³, wayfarer
9 letters: traveller³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (palmer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: pèlerin
Italiano: pellegrino
Español: peregrino
Deutsch: Pilger
Català: pelegrí