sojourners

²sojourn

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Definition of SOJOURN

: to stay as a temporary resident : stop

— so·journ·er noun

Examples of SOJOURN

1. <began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country>

Origin of SOJOURN

Middle English, from Anglo-French sujurner, sejurner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare, from Latin sub under, during + Late Latin diurnum day — more at up, journey

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SOJOURN

Synonyms: crash [slang], visit, stay, tarry

Related Words: come by, come over, drop by, drop in, run in, step in, stop (by); frequent, hang (around or out), haunt; inhabit, occupy

Near Antonyms: abide, dwell, live, reside

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