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
New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
Increasingly erratic precipitation since the 1980s has forced many nomads to come in from the desert.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
Jargalsaikhan Bayarkhand's winning entry from Mongolia is a striking portrait of a Kazakh nomad in traditional attire and the country's sparse landscape framing him.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
Increasingly erratic precipitation since the 1980s has forced many nomads to come in from the desert.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomad
Noun
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The cougars that make their way through Minnesota are believed to be lone wanderers from the Dakotas and Nebraska.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Angel was able to swap some Yokohama Geolandars over from his previous wanderer-spec ride, a Honda Element.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
30 Apr. 2026
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Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial launched in 1996, is losing its founding director, Hedwig Fijen.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 May 2026
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Unlike my nomadic parents, who moved every few years, Channing’s family had settled in this town with a large Korean community and put down roots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Its content includes live NFL and NBA games as well as original content aimed at travelers.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Why this matters for early planners For travelers who like to plan ahead or avoid peak crowds, the Nelson-Atkins is worth noting now.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reluctantly hired to fill in for her is Cameron (Lewis Pullman), a scruffy drifter newly blown into town with some unfinished family business to attend to.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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Based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel series, the show stars Ritchson as the infamous ex-military police officer and drifter who uses his combat skills (and intimidating stature) to take down dangerous criminals.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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Johnson weighs in The Dolphins’ only safety with more than three career starts has become the ultimate NFL vagabond, switching teams every year- in some cases, more than once a year — for five years running.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Nomad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomad. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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