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nomad definition

no·mad (mad′)

noun

  1. a member of a tribe or people having no permanent home, but moving about constantly in search of food, pasture, etc.
  2. any wanderer who has no fixed home

Etymology: L nomas (gen. nomadis) < Gr, orig., roaming about for pasture < nemein, to pasture, orig., to distribute: see -nomy

adjective

nomadic; wandering

Related Forms:

  • nomadism no′·mad·ism′ (-mad iz′əm) noun

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