as in wanderers
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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Recent Examples of nomads
Best Hotels & Resorts Nomad Hotel Dieter Roelen and Monica Mascaros, the husband-and-wife duo behind Nomad Hotel, spent 20 years living like nomads and traveling around the world.
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Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Emerging cities worth watching Tbilisi, Georgia has become a big hit for nomads looking for affordability and a fascinating culture.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
But the nomads are moved by father and son’s plight, and by Luis’s gift of gasoline, a resource as scarce as water and food.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
These friends, all Amazigh (Berber) nomads, have embarked on a musical voyage to celebrate their roots and share the richness of their heritage with the world.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
For aspiring nomads, understand that flexibility must be earned through trust, consistency and clear communication.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Emerging cities worth watching Tbilisi, Georgia has become a big hit for nomads looking for affordability and a fascinating culture.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
But the nomads are moved by father and son’s plight, and by Luis’s gift of gasoline, a resource as scarce as water and food.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
These friends, all Amazigh (Berber) nomads, have embarked on a musical voyage to celebrate their roots and share the richness of their heritage with the world.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
For aspiring nomads, understand that flexibility must be earned through trust, consistency and clear communication.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomads
Noun
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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The Gage Hotel Just north of the park in Marathon, find the Gage Hotel, which has been hosting weary wanderers since 1927.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Dec. 2025
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The social cost of carbon is considered a more accurate accounting of harm from climate change than other calculations used as the basis of carbon credits or carbon offsets to travelers, according to Scripps.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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For travelers, the Burrees make an excellent choice for long-haul flights, walking around new cities on chilly days, and even casual meals out with your favorite jeans, trousers, and sweaters.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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In any case, these are Beckett’s drifters, no doubt, right down to the aching feet and bad breath.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Shu Qi has spent her career embodying other people’s stories — enigmatic drifters for Hou Hsiao-hsien, comic foils in international action franchises, or, more recently, the tragic heroine of Bi Gan’s Cannes award winner Resurrection.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Nomads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomads. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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