sojourner

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UK/ˈsɒd͡ʒənə/Canada, US/soʊˈd͡ʒɝnɚ/Canada, US/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚnɚ/

noun

A person who resides temporarily in a place.

OriginMiddle English sogorner, sojorner, sugyner →
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Meanings

sojourner1

nounsojourner (plural sojourners)

plural sojourners

  1. A person who resides temporarily in a place.

    At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again.

    1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 5

Sojourner2

proper noun
  1. A unisex given name from English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsogorner, sojorner, sugyner
  2. Englishsojourner

From Middle English sogorner, sojorner, sugyner, equivalent to sojourn + -er.

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Translations

Spanish morador temporáneo
  • morador temporáneoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sojourner

turnerburnerlearnerearnerBerner
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Cite this entry
APA

sojourner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sojourner

MLA

“sojourner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sojourner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sojourner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sojourner.

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