Its principal sense in English is “(a person or thing) which stays in some place only for a short time”; though this necessarily implies moving from place to place, it is the stay which is emphasised, not the travelling.
NASA named the rover which forms part of the Mars Pathfinder mission Sojourner following a year-long worldwide competition; the winner was Valerie Ambroise of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who suggested it be named after Sojourner Truth, a nineteenth-century black feminist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery
A historic public housing project on Detroit’s East Side, built in 1941 for Black defense workers. Known for its cultural significance, resilient community, and role in shaping Detroit’s Black history.
“Yo, I grew up in Sojourner Truth Homes (The Bricks), so I know every corner of the East Side like the back of my hand.”—Real Eastside Detroiter
A combination of Sojourn and Journeyman, a sojourneyman is a talented yet undistinguised person who moves around frequnetly and does not stay at one place for long.