sojourner

so·journ

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- [noun soh-jurn; verb soh-jurn, soh-jurn]
- /noun ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn; verb ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, soʊˈdʒɜrn/
- /ˈsɒ.dʒə.nə(r)/

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- [noun soh-jurn; verb soh-jurn, soh-jurn]
- /noun ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn; verb ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, soʊˈdʒɜrn/

Definitions of sojourner word

noun sojourner a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris. 1
verb without object sojourner to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: to sojourn on the Riviera for two months. 1
noun sojourner visitor, sb who stays temporarily 1

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Origin of sojourner

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; (v.) Middle English sojurnen < Old French sojorner to rest, stay < Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + diurn(us) of a day + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English sojurne < Old French sojorn, derivative of the v.; see journey

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Parts of speech for Sojourner

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exclamation

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sojourner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sojourner

noun sojourner

bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
guest — Edgar A(lbert) 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.
ephemera — Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
hadji — hajji.

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noun sojourner

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