peregrine

Speech parts

1. peregrine - Noun

2. peregrine - Adjective

3. peregrine - Adjective Satellite

4. Peregrine - Proper noun

Meaning

Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alien nomadic wandering roving foreign mobile traveling strange itinerant migratory peregrine falcon wayfaring Falco peregrinus eagle falcon
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Antonyms

home still normal regular fixed native
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Hypernyms

falcon

Hyponyms

falcon-gentil falcon-gentle

Phrases with the word

peregrine praetor

Examples

Peregrine Wickwrackrum was of two minds about evil: when enough rules get broken, sometimes there is good amid the carnage. Vernor Vinge

Peregrine Wickwrackscar was flying. A pilgrim with legends that went back almost a thousand years-and not one of them could come near to this! Vernor Vinge

The Marquis had known whom he had wanted not to be, when he was a boy. He had definitely not wanted to be like Peregrine. He had not wanted to be like anyone at all. He had, instead, wanted to be elegant, elusive, brilliant and, above all things, he had wanted to be unique. Just like Peregrine. Neil Gaiman

a restless mobile society Source: Internet

the nomadic habits of the Bedouins Source: Internet

believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peregrination peregrinator peregrinatory peregrine falcon peregrine hawk peregrine praetor