Main Entry:

no·mad

Pronunciation:

\ˈnō-ˌmad, British also ˈnä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from Greek, from nemein

Date:

1579

1 : a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory 2 : an individual who roams about

— nomad adjective

— no·mad·ism \ˈnō-ˌma-ˌdi-zəm\ noun