Phrase guide

Pilgrim Father

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A male Pilgrim (settler of the Plymouth Colony).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, plural-normally

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Pilgrim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: settler, colonist

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