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sojourner

/soʊˈd͡ʒɝnɚ/

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What does sojourner mean?

noun

  1. A person who resides temporarily in a place.

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name from English.

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IPA pronunciation

/soʊˈd͡ʒɝnɚ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚnɚ/
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Wretch whom no sojourner, no citizen May harbor or address, whom all are bound To harry from their homes.
SophoclesPlays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; AntigoneTranslated by Francis StorrProject Gutenberg ebook #31
But with living on there, day after day, the acute sojourner became conscious of a new aspect in the spectacle.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
More book examples (3)
In all humility he spake to the people of Hebron, saying, "I am a stranger and a sojourner with you."
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
Many an Eastern dervish has, I think, got immortality upon less laziness and resignation than this temporary sojourner in Massachusetts.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
The precision of boundaries impressed him with a sense of law and order, and of good administration in the country where he was a sojourner.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861