Skip to main content

Sojourner 

Taken from World Wide Words

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
Sojourner by Houses0nfire April 19, 2008

sojourner truth 

a group of bloggers who dedicate themselves to the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; a woman's rights activist
the world according to sojourner truth

check it out at blogspot.com
sojourner truth by not sojourner February 3, 2008

Sojourner Truth Homes (The Bricks)

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
He enjoyed his sojourn in Paris, but had to return to life in New Mexico
sojourn by <3RAWR<3 October 21, 2009

Lengthy Sojourn 

Ok, from now on, no more lengthy sojourns in the bathroom.

sojourneyman 

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.
He was a sojourneyman amongst the acting field, doing spot jobs all over the place but never really distinguishing himself.
sojourneyman by flhicavatx September 12, 2008