sojourner

/ˈsəʊdʒənə/SOH-jur-nur

/ˈsoʊdʒɚnɚ/SOH-jur-nur

Meaningone who sojourns

Common meaning: a temporary resident

sounder, close to (worn down from Latin sub)
journa day; dailyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 573 · scan
eragent ending: one who

‘under, close to (worn down from Latin sub)’ + ‘a day’ → sojourner

Journey through time

Latindiēs; diurnus‘a day’
Old Frenchsojornersource
Middle Englishsoiornensource
Englishsojourn‘a short stay’
Englishformed in English from sojournsojourner‘a temporary resident’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from sojourn + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SOJOURN, p.571 · scan

Roots

diēs; diurnus Latin “a day; daily”

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