Pilgrim Fathers

plural noun

1. the Pilgrim Fathers
   the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)

Example Sentences

“You have to be somewhere near the tracks of the Pilgrim Fathers to get much meaning out of Thanksgiving.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was created to show the development of technology in the centuries since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World, bosses said.

From BBC

The vessel was created to show the development of technology in the centuries since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World, bosses said.

From BBC

"Say," said Bill, "do you know that gang of Pilgrim Fathers have cornered the dining-car until half past three this afternoon?"

From Literature

“They were handed over to the important Puritans travelling on the Mayflower – the sort of people the Americans call Pilgrim Fathers.”

From The Guardian