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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
nomad Synonyms

nomad

n.

nomad Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Two late goals finally saw Nomads run out winners.
  • become: A mass of ex-slaves wandering around aimlessly for a few decades do not just become nomads!
  • give: Keith Simpson giving the Nomads the lead in the first half.
  • use: The ' bitter herbs ' were probably the wild desert plants the nomads used to season the meat.
  • put: Twice during the first period Tommy Mutton spurned chances to put Nomads further ahead with Williams saving at his feet on both occasions.

Adjective modifier

  • pastoral: The first four clan families are generally pastoral nomads.
  • Arab: Those affected by the famine and forced to move southward are Arab nomads and other pastoral tribes.
  • second: In the second half Nomads responded to the coaches l5: request for more passing movement with some very fluid play.
  • few: This area is very high and desolate, with only a few nomads.
  • Mongolian: Traditional hospitality ensured that I was invited into the felt tents of ' gers ' of Mongolian nomads.

Modifies a noun

  • bee: A very small nomad bee found more commonly in the South of England.
  • tribe: Desert Arabs, on the other hand, were the nomad tribes living in the desert who had a very crude culture.
  • tent: Marrakech has always been a meeting place, first just a group of nomad tents, now a bustling city.
  • family: My father was a mining engineer and, in manner of speaking we were a nomad family.
  • people: The Midianites were a nomad people, wandering the dessert with their flocks.
  • defense: Making another penetrating run deep into the Nomads defense, he slipped the ball to Forrest.

Noun used with modifier

  • steppe: By these means, the steppe nomads were welded into a single ' Mongol ' people ( pp.
  • desert: They wandered far South to the Arabian peninsular to dwell among the desert nomads; there Ishmael founded the Arabic people.
  • Mrs: Alright, so I'm lying about the condoms but perhaps if Langney produced some, Mrs Nomad might take an interest in football.
nomad Quotes

No.Cost what it may I am determined to go East. The nomad'slife enthrallsme.Itsrestlessnesspursuesme: it is as much part of meas of thesailor. All parts and noneare home to me, and all arriving onlya new setting forth.

—Maillart, Ella Kini