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nomadism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊmədɪzəm/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•mad /ˈnoʊmæd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sociology, Anthropologya member of a people who have no permanent single place for living but move from place to place, usually within an established area.
  2. Sociologyany wanderer;
    itinerant.
no•mad•ic, adj.: nomadic tribes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•mad  (nō′mad),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sociology, Anthropologya member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
  2. Sociologyany wanderer;
    itinerant.

adj. 
  1. Sociologynomadic.
  • Greek, stem of nomás pasturing flocks, akin to némein to pasture, graze
  • Latin nomad-
  • 1580–90
no′mad•ism, n. 

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