sojourner
One passing through
A sojourner is someone who stays somewhere temporarily—a traveler or temporary resident rather than a permanent settler.
The word carries a literary or formal tone, suggesting purposeful wandering or a meaningful stay in a foreign place: The sojourners rested at the inn before continuing their journey.
It implies passage through rather than putting down roots.
Rootless, roving person
- wayfarerTraveler, especially walking
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- journeyerOne who travels far
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
nomad · itinerant · rover · rambler · drifter · vagabond · migrant · transient
Religious journey-taker
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- seekerOne who looks
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
wandering · exile · sanctuary · shrine · sacred · journey · quest · calling
Short-term guest
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
- houseguestPerson lodging temporarily
- boarderOne who pays for lodging
- tenantOne who rents property
resident · host · hospitality · accommodation · welcome · inn · hostel · refuge
Temporary, soon departing
- temporaryLimited in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
brief · passing · provisional · interim · short-lived · momentary · transitory · interlude
Early explorer or settler
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
exploration · voyage · trek · quest · odyssey · frontier · wilderness · uncharted
wanderer
Rootless, roving person
voyager · nomad · itinerant · rover · rambler · drifter · vagabond · migrant · transient · globetrotter
pilgrim
Religious journey-taker
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- seekerOne who looks
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
disciple · wandering · exile · sanctuary · shrine · sacred · journey · quest · calling · refuge
visitor
Short-term guest
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
- houseguestPerson lodging temporarily
- boarderOne who pays for lodging
tenant · resident · host · hospitality · accommodation · welcome · inn · hostel · refuge · sanctuary
transient
Temporary, soon departing
- temporaryLimited in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
ephemeral · brief · passing · provisional · interim · short-lived · momentary · transitory · interlude · respite
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
navigator · exploration · voyage · trek · quest · odyssey · frontier · wilderness · uncharted · terrain
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter
- overseas Chineseoverseas Chinese, ethnic Chinese, Chinese community, Chinatown, Chinatowns
- York Ritehigh priest, high priesthood, exaltation, secret vault, veils
- occupantsoccupant, resident, tenant, dweller, inhabitant
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- GenesisAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac
sojournersettler
One who colonizes territory
resident · permanent resident · native · inhabitant · local
sojournerinnkeeper
Lodging establishment operator
host · landlord · proprietor · hotelier · householder
- Sojourner TruthAbolitionist and suffragist orator