nomad
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nomad¹
- /ˈnəʊmæd/ UK
- /ˈnoʊmæd/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun nomads
- A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. The life of the people called the Nomads or Grazyers...
- Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
- A person who changes residence frequently. Once again Judy was a nomad, moving to yet again another destination.
- A player who changes teams frequently. With the recruitment of South Australian football nomad, and eventual legend of the game, Phil Matson, Subiaco would improve considerably in 1912.
- A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
adjective more nomad · most nomad
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Synonym of nomadic.
Similar: nomadic
NoMad²
Where it comes from
Blend of north + Madison.
From being centered upon Madison Square North Historic District and being north of Madison Square Park.
proper noun
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A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States.
Similar: Madison Square North
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nomadic, tramp, itinerant, traveller, mobile, rover, wanderer, bedouin, nomadship, nomady, vagabond, scatterling, straggler, vagabondism, dropout, vagabondry
Translations
Every language
noun a member of society or class who wander with their herds
| Español | nómada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유목민 yumongmin |
| 日本語 | 遊牧民 yūbokumin |
| 中文 | 游牧民 yóumùmín, 游牧民族 yóumù mínzú |
| हिन्दी | बंजारा bañjārā |
| Kiswahili | mhamahamaji, mtu wa kuhamahama |
| Português | nômade |
| Français | nomade |
| Deutsch | Nomade, Nomadin |
| Italiano | nomade |
| Ελληνικά | νομάδας nomádas |
| Română | nomad, nomadă |
| Русский | коче́вник kočévnik, нома́д nomád, коче́вница kočévnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người dân du mục |
| العربية | بَدَوِيّ badawiyy |
| עברית | נווד navad |
Talk about this word "nomad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nomad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nomad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nomad "nomad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nomad.Cite this
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title = {nomad},
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