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noun

ˈnō-ˌmad How to pronounce nomad (audio)
Definition of nomadnext
as in wanderer
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination after college she became quite the nomad, backpacking through Europe with no particular destination

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nomad

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adjective

as in nomadic
traveling from place to place nomad caravans of Bedouins

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Recent Examples of nomad
Noun
Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Adjective
Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks. — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nomad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomad
  1. wanderer
  2. nomadic
  3. traveler
  4. drifter
  5. vagabond
Noun
  • This means Stein’s newfound wanderer could be coming or going, either on its way out of or heading into the heart of its galaxy.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • The casing is scaled to sit comfortably on everything from compact terriers to massive working breeds – a critical bit of design, given how easily a determined wanderer of any size can slip out of sight.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Definition of wanderer
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit Survival International, the remaining Kawahiva are nomadic hunter-gatherers who survived attacks and disease and continue to avoid contact with outsiders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • From here, travelers can tackle everything from relatively approachable day hikes to multi-day journeys into the alpine zone.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tumi’s aptly named Just In Case tote should be on every traveler’s essentials list.
    — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveler
Noun
  • Babylon 5 followed the diplomats, soldiers, and drifters aboard the station, built as neutral ground between humans and a handful of alien civilizations teetering on the edge of war.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifter
Noun
  • Anyway, no longer satisfied with making sure that the theatrical trains run on time, Anna is a national parks vagabond, going from job to job, never laying down roots.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His divorces ultimately left him scrambling for stability and turned him into a kind of moneyed vagabond, living out of suitcases.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of vagabond

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