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