nomad

[ noh-mad ]
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noun
  1. a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.

  2. any wanderer; itinerant.

adjective

Origin of nomad

1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin nomad-, from Greek, stem of nomás “roaming about for pasture,” akin to némein “to pasture, graze”

Other words from nomad

  • no·mad·ism, noun
  • non·no·mad, noun, adjective
  • sem·i·no·mad, noun
  • sem·i·no·mad·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for nomad

nomad

/ (ˈnəʊmæd) /


noun
  1. a member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food

  2. a person who continually moves from place to place; wanderer

Origin of nomad

1
C16: via French from Latin nomas wandering shepherd, from Greek; related to nemein to feed, pasture

Derived forms of nomad

  • nomadism, noun

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