seminomad


semi·no·mad

noun
\ˌse-mē-ˈnō-ˌmad, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\

Definition of SEMINOMAD

: a member of a people living usually in portable or temporary dwellings and practicing seasonal migration but having a base camp at which some crops are cultivated
semi·no·mad·ic \-nō-ˈma-dik\ adjective

First Known Use of SEMINOMAD

circa 1934

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