peregrine means wandering, travelling, migratory.
peregrine is pronounced /ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/.
Why “peregrine” is a great word
Foreign, migratory, or wandering; also, the peregrine falcon. From Middle English *peregrin*, from Old French *peregrin*, from Latin *peregrīnus* ("foreign, traveling abroad"). First attested in English in the 1520s. Doublet of *pilgrim*. Unlike "indigenous" (which insists on rootedness) or "pilgrim" (which implies sacred destination), "peregrine" carries no obligation to arrive—it is the state of pure passage. It is the Arctic tern tracing forty thousand miles of ocean, the stranger in the square with no intent to stay, the falcon that owns no territory but the sky—the quiet, unanswerable pull of distance.
Etymology
From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.
adj
- Wandering, travelling, migratory.“The Romani are perpetually peregrine people.”
- Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
- Lacking essential debility.
- Extrinsic or from without; exotic.“peregrine and preternatural heat”
- With "tone" Referring to the tonus peregrinus or 'wandering tone' in ecclesiastical chant and mode theory.
name
- A male given name from Latin; and of mostly British usage.“Pringle didn't say anything about Roger always being called Hodge. He sensed that Mr. Liddon wouldn't call him Hodge any more than he would call him Pringle. He was right. / "Parents well, are they, Peregrine?" - - - / Hodge capered about, his thumbs in his ears and his hand flapping. "Tweet, tweet, mad bird. His master chains him up like a dog. Tweet, tweet, birdie!" / "I'd rather be a hunting fa”
noun
- The peregrine falcon.
- A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than his or her own.
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