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peregrine

/ˈpeɹɪɡɹɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • The peregrine falcon.

  • A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than their own.

Synonyms

alien,
outlander,
strangeling

adjective

Meaning

  • Wandering, travelling, migratory.

    "The Romani are perpetually peregrine people."

  • Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.

  • (of a planet) Lacking essential dignity or debility.

  • Extrinsic or from without; exotic.