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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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
nomad caravans of Bedouins
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Recent Examples of nomad
The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
For aspiring nomads, understand that flexibility must be earned through trust, consistency and clear communication.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Dreadlocked yaks were dotted around the foreground and the odd cluster of nomad tents swept by colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
For aspiring nomads, understand that flexibility must be earned through trust, consistency and clear communication.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Adventure guides the ninth sign's spirit; these wanderers are not afraid to take risks.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of C/2025 R2 (SWAN) should read our roundups of the best binoculars and telescopes for viewing the night sky, while those looking to image the wanderer should read our guide to imaging a solar system comet with a DSLR camera.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Discover a vast territory that was occupied by nomadic peoples for more than 3,000 years.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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As a girl, Smith had fantasized about being from a tribe of nomadic aliens or Native Americans.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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But travelers could still see flight cuts even if the government were to reopen next week, as the FAA’s order requires airlines to cancel flights days in advance.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The airlines are alerting travelers about cancellations, too.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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His curiosity is mirrored by that of Lewis Moon, a free-spirited drifter with both Cheyenne and Choctaw ancestry, who has been contracted by the government to drop bombs on the Niaruna, in an effort to scatter the tribe.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The drifter who confessed to killing an inventor and his wife was executed Tuesday night, more than three decades after the double murder in their Miami business.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was placed on waivers and claimed by the Cubs in August 1958, setting off a vagabond career in the big leagues.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Strait is a veteran of the genre known for his vagabond anthems and sweet love songs.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Nomad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomad. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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