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nomad [ noh -mad ] SHOW IPA
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noun
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.
any wanderer; itinerant.
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Origin of nomad 1580–90; <Latin nomad- <Greek, stem of nomás pasturing flocks, 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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At the other end of the spectrum, small, tourism-dependent nations are opening their arms to digital nomad s fleeing pandemic-stricken countries.
We spent four years studying “digital nomad s”, a vanguard known for using remote working tools to earn income while they travel the world.
However, Karsten warns, these remote working visas will only work for nations that keep their requirements practical for nomad s.
Hanging out with Panam, a nomad who needs to prove herself to her clan, is always a thrill.
As she tells the story in her book Nomad , she met with liberal and conservative outfits.
Today, she takes the formula from me and sucks down every last drop of liquid like a desert-thirsty nomad .
He ended the trip with 5,000 Twitter followers and a new title: digital nomad .
FS: I used to be a café and restaurant nomad , camping out at various spots in Cambridge to write all day.
At DVF, multiple pompoms adorned floppy knit hats, adding a dose of whimsy to a collection inspired by a mythical "nomad ."
In China the patriarch of a nomad horde became emperor of a nation retaining ancestor worship as its chief religious system.
These dogs guard the flocks, or the nomad camps, and rather resemble large collies; as a rule, they are black and very fierce.
He was a nomad , wandering from place to place, feeding upon whatever living things he could kill with his hands.
He has a hand-to-mouth, nomad existence, ending in the inevitable frozen misery of the workhouse.
The question will have to be asked: Is it better for this population to be practically nomad or settled?
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British Dictionary definitions for nomad
noun
a member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food
a person who continually moves from place to place; wanderer
Derived forms of nomad nomadism , noun Word Origin for nomad C16: via French from Latin nomas wandering shepherd, from Greek; related to nemein to feed, pasture
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