nomad.
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
Meaning & usage
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
A person who changes residence frequently.
A player who changes teams frequently.
A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás, “roaming, wandering, esp. to find pasture”), from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture”). Compare Numidia.
Synonym of nomadic.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás, “roaming, wandering, esp. to find pasture”), from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture”). Compare Numidia.
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