Nomad Definition

nōmăd
nomads
noun
A member of a tribe or people having no permanent home, but moving about constantly in search of food, pasture, etc.
Webster's New World
Any wanderer who has no fixed home.
Webster's New World

A member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc.

Wiktionary
adjective
Nomadic; wandering.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nomad

Noun

Singular:
nomad
Plural:
nomads

Origin of Nomad

  • From Middle French nomade, from Latin nomas (genitive nomadis (“wandering shepherd")), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomas, “roaming, roving, wandering (to find pastures for flocks or herds)"), related to Ancient Greek νομός (nomos, “pasture").

    From Wiktionary

  • French nomade from Latin nomas nomad- from Greek nomas wandering in search of pasture nem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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