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sojourner

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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.
[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).]
sojourner n.
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Noun1.sojourner - a temporary resident
occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Translations
sojourner
n (geh) → Gast m, → Besucher(in) m(f)
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He, indeed, not only adhered to his native customs in attire and living, but usually drove his plough among the stumps in the same manner as he had before done on the plains of Norfolk, until dear-bought experience taught him the useful lesson that a sagacious people knew what was suited to their circumstances better than a casual observer, or a sojourner who was, perhaps, too much prejudiced to compare and, peradventure, too conceited to learn.
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