English Explanatory Dictionary

nomad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
  2. Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
  3. A person who changes residence frequently.
  4. A player who changes teams frequently.
  5. A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
adj
  1. Synonym of nomadic.
name
  1. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊmæd/ /ˈnoʊmæd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nomad.wav

Word forms

nomad nomads more nomad most nomad

Etymology

From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás, “roaming, wandering, esp. to find pasture”), from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture”). Compare Numidia.

Synonyms

wanderer vagabond nomadic Madison Square North

Derived words

digital nomad gray nomad grey nomad nomade nomadian nomadic nomadical nomadism nomadistic nomadity nomadization nomadize nomadness nomadology nomadship nonnomad seminomad technomad tech-nomad
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