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
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The Wind Traders, for example, are nomads who live in the sky, and their culture and lifestyle are clearly represented in their clothes.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
America used to be a nation of nomads.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The Wind Traders, for example, are nomads who live in the sky, and their culture and lifestyle are clearly represented in their clothes.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
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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Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This was all explained to me in the oasis town of Tighmert by Abderrahmane Laasel, who grew up in a nomadic family that once traveled hundreds of miles each year to find pasture.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Home to over 120 wineries and tasting rooms, Woodinville’s location makes the property an ideal staycation for Washington state locals looking to explore the region’s excellent wines, and a luxurious getaway for travelers seeking to be wined and dined.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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All terminals remain connected past security, and travelers can access any gate from any open checkpoint, according to PHL.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The film follows Kai (Moore), a drifter who gets stuck in a desert town during a global shortage of clean water.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Its third and weakest season pitted the titular mountain-size vigilante drifter against an even bigger guy, so finding Ritchson a scary-looking specimen of mecha to fight is a logical progression.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Long the purview of vagabond surfers, its coastline is peppered with small towns, like Venao, Guanico, and Cambutal, that are in various stages of being reshaped by bohemian expats.—
David Amsden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Dec. 2025
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There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Nomad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomad. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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