nomad
[ noh-mad ]
/ ˈnoʊ mæd /
noun
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
any wanderer; itinerant.
adjective
Origin of nomad
1580–90; < Latin
nomad- < Greek, stem of
nomás pasturing flocks, akin to
némein to pasture, graze
OTHER WORDS FROM nomad
no·mad·ism, noun non·no·mad, noun, adjective sem·i·no·mad, noun sem·i·no·mad·ism, nounWords nearby nomad
nom de guerre,
nom de plume,
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nom. cap.,
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nomadism,
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nomarch,
nomarchy
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British Dictionary definitions for nomadism
nomad
/ (ˈnəʊmæd) /
noun
a member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food
a person who continually moves from place to place; wanderer
Derived forms of nomad
nomadism, nounWord Origin for nomad
C16: via French from Latin
nomas wandering shepherd, from Greek; related to
nemein to feed, pasture
Cultural definitions for nomadism
nomadism
[ (noh-mad-iz-uhm) ]
A way of life in which a community has no permanent settlement but moves from place to place, usually seasonally and within a defined territory. For hunting and gathering societies, nomadism does not imply aimless wandering, but suggests an organized rotation of settlements to ensure maximum use of available natural resources.