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noun

ˈnō-ˌmad How to pronounce nomad (audio)
Definition of nomadnext
as in wanderer
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination after college she became quite the nomad, backpacking through Europe with no particular destination

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nomad

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adjective

as in nomadic
traveling from place to place nomad caravans of Bedouins

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Recent Examples of nomad
Noun
The documents included long and complicated legal or technical language in Chinese, some of which was orally translated into Tibetan during the signing, because many nomads who are heads of households and more than 40 years old can’t read either Chinese or Tibetan. — Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 Once used by Bedouin nomads to herd and guard livestock, this alert, agile breed is a living link to the ancient world, and one of the few breeds today that still closely resembles its wild ancestors. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 June 2026
Adjective
Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks. — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nomad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomad
  1. wanderer
  2. nomadic
  3. traveler
  4. drifter
  5. vagabond
Noun
  • For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Weston loved to ‘embed himself in different cultures’ Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, described him as an ardent protector of the environment and a wanderer who loved to travel and enjoy nature.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Definition of wanderer
Adjective
  • Paparazzi photos that first emerged in April shone a spotlight on a breed developed by the nomadic Samoyed people of Siberia.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • But the nomadic lifestyle of an artist like Alex was deeply familiar to Pascal, who shot to stardom with HBO’s The Last of Us.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • Its next chapter should be measured not only by how many travelers arrive, but by how many families from the region are able to participate in what tourism creates.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Yet according to Ethan Lin, Klook’s cofounder and CEO, Western travelers account for a growing share of users.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of traveler
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  • Popham, a drifter, small-time criminal, and frequent drug user, lived with the Bunyard family intermittently.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Arngrim, 64, has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it (yet still unforgettable) moment in Episode 2 of the Netflix series playing Ida, a forest drifter who meets up with Laura (Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes).
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of drifter
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  • His divorces ultimately left him scrambling for stability and turned him into a kind of moneyed vagabond, living out of suitcases.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • Decades before his lens moved between nocturnal vagabonds in the East Village and names such as Diana Vreeland, William Burroughs, and Fran Lebowitz, the young man realized the power of his eye.
    — Osman Can Yerebakan, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
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