nomad

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈnoʊmæd/ UK /ˈnəʊmæd/ See IPA manual

Freq #23391

Meanings

1

noun
A member of a group of people who move from place to place rather than living in one fixed home, often to find food or pasture for their animals.

The desert nomads moved their camps with the seasons.
2

noun
A person who frequently moves from one place to another.

As a digital nomad, she works from a different country every month.
3

adj
Moving from place to place; nomadic.

They led a nomad life across the plains.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a person who frequently... wanderer vagabond

3 adj · moving from place to place;... nomadic

Word family

Forms nomads

Derived forms nomadenomadiannomadicnomadicalnomadismnomadisticnomaditynomadizationnomadizenomadnessnomadologynomadship

Etymology

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.

*nem- Proto-Indo-European nomade Middle French Nomas Latin νομάς Ancient Greek

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# nomad

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊmæd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnəʊmæd/
**Frequency rank:** 23391

## Meanings
1. A member of a group of people who move from place to place rather than living in one fixed home, often to find food or pasture for their animals.
2. A person who frequently moves from one place to another.
3. Moving from place to place; nomadic.

## Examples
- The desert nomads moved their camps with the seasons.
- As a digital nomad, she works from a different country every month.
- They led a nomad life across the plains.

## Derived Forms
- nomade
- nomadian
- nomadic
- nomadical
- nomadism
- nomadistic
- nomadity
- nomadization
- nomadize
- nomadness
- nomadology
- nomadship

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *nem-
- Root: nomade
- Root: Nomas
- Root: νομάς

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Nomad comes 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. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *nem-, Middle French nomade, Latin Nomas, and Ancient Greek νομάς. Modern senses include a member of a group of people who move from place to place rather than living in one fixed home, often to find food or pasture for their animals and a person who frequently moves from one place to another. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nomade, nomadian, nomadic, nomadical, nomadism, and nomadistic.

## Topics
- People & Society

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