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peregrine

pe·reg·rine

UK/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/ US/ˈpɛɹəɡɹɪn/ rare dated
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

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adjective

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(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently

  • “a restless mobile society”
  • “the nomadic habits of the Bedouins”
  • “believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future”
  • “wandering tribes”
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Origin

From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.

Phrases

  • peregrine hawk
  • peregrine shrimp

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