nomad in English dictionary

  • nomad

    Meanings and definitions of "nomad"

    • a member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc.
    • noun
      A member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc.
    • noun
      A wanderer.
    • noun
      One who changes their place of living frequently.
    • noun
      ( sports) A player who is traded around, playing for many different teams.
    • a wanderer
    • a member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc
    • A member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food.
    • A member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food. Nomads include gypsies, desert tribes such as the Bedouin and the many primitive tribes in the Americas, Asia and Australia. Herding survives as a way of life around the Sahara, in the Middle East, in Asia as far east as western India, and in the Asian parts of the USSR. The end of pastoral nomadism would be regrettable not merely on account of the independence and distinctiveness of this way of life but because this type of economy may be a more rational means of raising large numbers of animals under arid conditions than is capital-intensive ranching. (Source: CED / WPR)
    • noun
      a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

    Synonyms of "nomad" in English dictionary

    rover, wanderer, roamer are the top synonyms of "nomad" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nomad

    • nomad ( plural  nomads)
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