First Known Use: 1579
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nomad
noun no·mad \ˈnō-ˌmad, British also ˈnä-\
: a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
Full Definition of NOMAD
1
: a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
2
: an individual who roams about
— nomad adjective
— no·mad·ism \ˈnō-ˌma-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
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Origin of NOMAD
Latin nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from Greek, from nemein
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Rhymes with NOMAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
NOMAD Defined for Kids
1nomad
noun no·mad \ˈnō-ˌmad\
Definition of NOMAD for Kids
1
: a member of a people having no permanent home but moving from place to place usually in search of food or to graze livestock
2
: a person who moves often
2nomad
adjective
Definition of NOMAD for Kids
: nomadic
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