Sojourner

so·journ  (sjûrn, s-jûrn)

intr.v. so·journed, so·journ·ing, so·journs

To reside temporarily. See Synonyms at stay¹.

n.

A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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[Middle English sojournen, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnre : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diurnum, day (from Latin, daily ration, from neuter of diurnus, daily, from dis, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).]

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sojourner n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sojourner - a temporary resident occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there