Definition of nomad Nomad

/nowˈmæˌd/ - [nowmatd] - no•mad

We found 8 definitions of nomad from 6 different sources.

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What does nomad mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: nomads

nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
  roamer, bird of passage, rover, wanderer any bird that migrates seasonally
  bedouin, beduin a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
  bushman a dweller in the Australian bush country
  hun a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
  saracen (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • nomad (Noun)
    A member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc.
  • nomad (Noun)
    A wanderer.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nomad (n.)
    One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
  • nomad (a.)
    Roving; nomadic.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • nomad
    A member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nomad
    Nomade, nom′ad, n. one of a tribe that wanders about in quest of game, or of pasture for their flocks.—adj. Nomad′ic, of or for the feeding of cattle: pastoral: pertaining to the life of nomads: wandering: unsettled: rude.—adv. Nomad′ically.—v.i. Nom′adise, to lead a nomadic or vagabond life.—n. Nom′adism, the state of being nomadic: habits of nomads. [Gr. nomas, nomadosnomos, pasture—nemein, to drive to pasture.]

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