1. a person who stays temporarily in a place
Usage: formal

Examples

• The weary sojourner found shelter at the inn for the night.
• As a sojourner in the foreign country, she observed local customs with curiosity.
• The desert sojourners traveled from oasis to oasis.
• Many sojourners pass through this mountain village during hiking season.
• The old monastery welcomed sojourners seeking spiritual retreat.
• Truth is a sojourner that visits us briefly before moving on.