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nomad
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nomad
(noun)
nomad
/
ˈ
noʊˌmæd/
noun
plural
nomads
nomad
/
ˈ
noʊˌmæd/
noun
plural
nomads
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOMAD
[
count
]
:
a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
a tribe of
nomads
He lived like a
nomad
for a few years after college, never holding a job in one place for very long.
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— nomadic
/noʊ
ˈ
mædɪk/
adjective
[
more nomadic; most nomadic
]
nomadic
tribes
He has a very
nomadic
lifestyle. [=he is always moving to different places]
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