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
Under the Zagros Mountains outside Shiraz, a family of Iranian nomads and their reticent sons investigate the disappearance of twelve sheep while navigating their flock through the modern city of poets in this dreamy documentary.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Increasingly erratic precipitation since the 1980s has forced many nomads to come in from the desert.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Another camp speculates that these forebears met human nomads on the trail of big game and started traveling with them, eventually arriving in China via Mongolia through their supporting role as war dogs.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Design devotees, creative professionals, and global nomads who value understatement over flash.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
America used to be a nation of nomads.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Deutch nails every joke in this slapstick comedy that keeps the out-of-pocket zingers coming nonstop, complimented perfectly by her crew of Yellow Brick Road (Hollywood Boulevard) nomads.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
However, the wheels are just intended for minor on-site movements, not for towing on a public road, so this isn't a good choice for would-be nomads.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
What to pack Travel insurance that covers medical stuff and gear replacement — SafetyWing is the most popular option for nomads.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Increasingly erratic precipitation since the 1980s has forced many nomads to come in from the desert.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Another camp speculates that these forebears met human nomads on the trail of big game and started traveling with them, eventually arriving in China via Mongolia through their supporting role as war dogs.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Design devotees, creative professionals, and global nomads who value understatement over flash.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
America used to be a nation of nomads.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Deutch nails every joke in this slapstick comedy that keeps the out-of-pocket zingers coming nonstop, complimented perfectly by her crew of Yellow Brick Road (Hollywood Boulevard) nomads.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
However, the wheels are just intended for minor on-site movements, not for towing on a public road, so this isn't a good choice for would-be nomads.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
What to pack Travel insurance that covers medical stuff and gear replacement — SafetyWing is the most popular option for nomads.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomads
Noun
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On stage, Josh and Melissa, our wanderers from the land of reality, are subsumed into an actual musical rather than a vaguely Truman Show-style refraction.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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To participate, travelers must be 21 or older, the legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Travel experts suggest travelers should perform a cost-benefit analysis to see if the price of lounge access is worth the perks.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters and petty thieves who hung out at the Sun Gym.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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The thugs would insinuate themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Nomads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomads. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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