Pilgrim Father

noun

A male Pilgrim (settler of the Plymouth Colony).

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nounPilgrim Father (plural Pilgrim Fathers)

plural Pilgrim Fathers

  1. historicalplural normallyA male Pilgrim (settler of the Plymouth Colony).

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Pilgrim Father. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pilgrim%20Father

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