nomad

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
2. (figuratively) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
3. (figuratively) A person who changes residence frequently.
4. (figuratively) A player who changes teams frequently.
5. A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.

Adj

Synonym of nomadic.

Concepts

nomade

nomadisme

Synonymes

wanderer

roam

rover

move around

Ishmael

nomadic

ranger

roving

sundowner

swagger

swagman

tramp

traveller

vagabond

Bedouin

swaggie

bedouin

inhabitant of the desert

dosser

drifter

hobo

Traductions

nómada

nomade

Nomade

nomade

nòmada

nômade

νομάδας

benoeming

νομάδα

nómada

νομάς

göçebe

koçer

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈnəʊmæd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à grec ancien: νομός

In summary

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.