B2nounhistorysociety
US/ˈnoʊ.mæd/
UK/ˈnəʊ.mæd/
a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one home
In context
The nomads moved their tents and animals to new grass every season.
Early nomads left few buildings, so experts study their tools and bones.
She works online from different countries, like a modern digital nomad.
Words that go with nomad
noun + noun
- desert nomadsDesert nomads travel by camel across the sand.
adjective + noun
- digital nomadA digital nomad needs a good internet connection.
- herding nomadsHerding nomads rely on their flocks for food.
noun + preposition
- a tribe of nomadsA tribe of nomads camped by the river.
- nomads of Central AsiaThe nomads of Central Asia raised horses on the steppe.
verb + noun
- become nomadsDroughts forced many farmers to become nomads.