n.
Pronunciation: ' n ō - ˌ mad, Brit also ' nä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from Greek, from nemein
Date: 1579
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 \ ' n ō - ˌ ma- ˌ di-z ə m \ noun