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nomad
CEFRB2
/ˈnəʊmæd/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA person who changes residence frequently.
Examples
In two nomad camps are ten horses.
Badi is a Tuareg nomad.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈnoʊmæd/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSynonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
More examples
In contextI'm a nomad for life.
The life of the people called the Nomads or Grazyers...
Once again Judy was a nomad, moving to yet again another destination.
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Origin
noun
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.