PILGRIM FATHER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase pilgrim father. (close relations)
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| colonist | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | ||||||
| forefather | nounn | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| founder | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse • a person who founds or establishes some institution • a worker who makes metal castings verb • fail utterly; collapse • sink below the surface • break down, literally or metaphorically • stumble and nearly fall | ||||||
| immigrant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | ||||||
| pioneer | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art • one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory verb • open up an area or prepare a way • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • open up and explore a new area | ||||||
| settler | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country • a negotiator who settles disputes • a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings | ||||||
| pilgrim | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
