sojourner

Variant of sojourn

sojourn definition

so·journ (sō′jʉrn; also, for v., sō jʉrn′)

intransitive verb

to live somewhere temporarily, as on a visit; stay for a while

Etymology: ME sojournen < OFr sojorner < VL *subdiurnare < L sub-, under + diurnus, of a day: see journey

noun

a brief or temporary stay; visit

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