Nomad Definition

nōmăd

nomads

noun

A member of a tribe or people having no permanent home, but moving about constantly in search of food, pasture, etc.

Webster's New World

Any wanderer who has no fixed home.

Webster's New World

A member of a group of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

adjective

Nomadic; wandering.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nomad

Singular:

nomad

Plural:

nomads

From Middle French nomade, from Latin nomas (genitive nomadis (“wandering shepherd")), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomas, “roaming, roving, wandering (to find pastures for flocks or herds)"), related to Ancient Greek νομός (nomos, “pasture").

From Wiktionary
French nomade from Latin nomas nomad- from Greek nomas wandering in search of pasture nem- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition