Pilgrims

1. A group of English Puritans, persecuted in their own country, who emigrated to America. The first group arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. They landed at Plymouth Rock, in what is now Massachusetts, and established the Plymouth Colony, with the Mayflower Compact as their constitution. William Bradford and Miles Standish were noted leaders of the colony.

Example Sentences

They’re all right with Latinos who “look” a certain way or live in communities with large undocumented populations becoming second-class citizens, whether they just migrated here or can trace their heritage to before the Pilgrims.

From Los Angeles Times

What led you to see the Pilgrims as America's foundational cult?

From Salon

This time, from about 40,000 predictions for their tie against Liverpool, just 7% of you picked the Pilgrims to progress.

From BBC

The Pilgrims progressed to the fifth round of the competition after a 1-0 win at Home Park on Sunday.

From BBC

The only sounds of concern came when the board went up signalling nine minutes of stoppage time, but this was Plymouth's day - a day for the Pilgrims to march away from Home Park in triumph.

From BBC