nomad
nomad definition
no·mad (nō′mad′)
noun
- a member of a tribe or people having no permanent home, but moving about constantly in search of food, pasture, etc.
- 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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