| nomad | One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game. Origin: L. Nomas, -adis, Gr, pasturing, roaming without fixed home, fr. A pasture, allotted abode, fr. To distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. Akin to AS. Niman to take, and E. Nimble: cf. F. Nomade. Cf. Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb, Number. Roving; nomadic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nomade | See Nomad. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nomadian | A nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nomadic | Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. Nomad"ically. Origin: Gr. See Nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nomadism | The state of being a nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nomadize | To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage. "The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga." (W. Tooke) Origin: Nomadized; Nomadizing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |