peregrine

[ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ]

/ ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR peregrine ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

foreign; alien; coming from abroad.

wandering, traveling, or migrating.

noun

peregrine falcon.

Origin of peregrine

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin peregrīnus foreign, derivative of peregrē abroad, literally, through (i.e., beyond the borders of) the field, equivalent to per-per- + -egr-, combining form of ager field + -ē adv. suffix; see -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM peregrine

per·e·grin·i·ty

[per-i-grin-i-tee], /ˌpɛr ɪˈgrɪn ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby peregrine

père, Perea, Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, Pereira, pereira bark

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Example sentences from the Web for peregrine

Hero Peregrine – Actress Cree Summer gave this name to her daughter, who joined sister Brave Littlewing.
Kate Winslet’s Bear Rocknroll & Other Crazy Celebrity Baby Names of 2013|Pamela Redmond Satran/Nameberry|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
About a year ago, Peregrine Financial CEO Russell Wasendorf Sr. was found attempting to kill himself in his car.
Swisscom Head Schloter Dies in Rare CEO Suicide|Filipa Ioannou|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nothing that she could say would induce Lucius to make himself acceptable to Sir Peregrine.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
With persons of wider knowledge, Sir Peregrine was invested with further associations.
Toronto of Old|Henry Scadding

As I have mentioned the fictitious physician in “Peregrine Pickle,” let the same page show the real one.
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli
Peregrine had nothing more to say about it, and the baronet was thinking how best he might encourage his grandson.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
"Water-drinker, moody thinker," and Peregrine sang a word or two from an old drinking-song.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for peregrine

peregrine

/ (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn) /

adjective archaic

coming from abroad

travelling or migratory; wandering

Word Origin for peregrine

C14: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land)

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单词	peregrine
释义	peregrine [ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ] / ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peregrine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective foreign; alien; coming from abroad. wandering, traveling, or migrating. noun peregrine falcon. Origin of peregrine 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin peregrīnus foreign, derivative of peregrē abroad, literally, through (i.e., beyond the borders of) the field, equivalent to per-per- + -egr-, combining form of ager field + -ē adv. suffix; see -ine¹ OTHER WORDS FROM peregrine per·e·grin·i·ty [per-i-grin-i-tee], /ˌpɛr ɪˈgrɪn ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby peregrine père, Perea, Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, Pereira, pereira bark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peregrine Hero Peregrine – Actress Cree Summer gave this name to her daughter, who joined sister Brave Littlewing. Kate Winslet’s Bear Rocknroll & Other Crazy Celebrity Baby Names of 2013\|Pamela Redmond Satran/Nameberry\|December 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST About a year ago, Peregrine Financial CEO Russell Wasendorf Sr. was found attempting to kill himself in his car. Swisscom Head Schloter Dies in Rare CEO Suicide\|Filipa Ioannou\|July 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Nothing that she could say would induce Lucius to make himself acceptable to Sir Peregrine. Orley Farm\|Anthony Trollope With persons of wider knowledge, Sir Peregrine was invested with further associations. Toronto of Old\|Henry Scadding As I have mentioned the fictitious physician in “Peregrine Pickle,” let the same page show the real one. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors\|Isaac Disraeli Peregrine had nothing more to say about it, and the baronet was thinking how best he might encourage his grandson. Orley Farm\|Anthony Trollope "Water-drinker, moody thinker," and Peregrine sang a word or two from an old drinking-song. Orley Farm\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for peregrine peregrine / (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn) / adjective archaic coming from abroad travelling or migratory; wandering Word Origin for peregrine C14: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peregrine peripatetic, wandering, itinerant, alluring, glamorous, romantic, colorful, unusual, unfamiliar, peculiar, alien, strange, curious, weird, bizarre, fascinating, different, mobile, roaming, vagrant
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peregrine

adjective

noun

Origin of peregrine

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Words nearby peregrine

Example sentences from the Web for peregrine

British Dictionary definitions for peregrine

adjective archaic

Word Origin for peregrine

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