SOJOURNERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sojourners

noun

plural of sojourner

as in loiterers

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Noun

Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of loiterers

Noun

The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Swarms or stragglers are most likely to be spotted near the Great Lakes shorelines because the lakes help funnel their routes.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of stragglers

Noun

On the side streets, small stands sell bad food and plastic trinkets, while a few Travellers, Ireland’s indigenous nomads, work rival fortune-telling franchises.

— Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Jason and his family are living like multiversal nomads, traveling to different worlds in search of a home, and this lets the show get into the nitty-gritty of how the box works and the rules for traveling between worlds.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of nomads

Noun

United earlier this year overhauled the way travelers earn miles to reward customers holding its credit cards.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Airport officials say that the spacious new building has more amenities and provides travelers with a modern take on the iconic old Hollywood vibe they're known for.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

Clear rules can help achieve that by leveling the playing field between sustainability leaders and laggards, MacGilp said.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Over the full hiking cycle through July 2023, technology went from one of the biggest laggards to one of the strongest sectors as the Magnificent Seven took off.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of laggards

Noun

Despite the different sunglass trends that are out there—tiny sunglasses, cat-eyes, wayfarers—aviators continue to remain Aniston’s favorite.

— Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
In high school, my friends and I became subway wayfarers, traveling in search of great high-school games.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

Definition of wayfarers

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