Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

nomad

[noh-mad] / ˈnoʊ mæd /
NOUN
person who wanders from place to place
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Srinivasan’s ideology was a draw for Pranit Garg, a 29-year-old digital nomad who moved here in March, but his favorite part was the gym and all-you-can-eat protein.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

"Being a digital nomad is not defined by nationality. Our community includes members from many countries, including Indonesia."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Once the nomad larvae hatch, they kill the host bee larvae and consume the stored pollen and nectar intended for the mining bees.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

The idea of being a digital nomad with no oversight is romantic, but when your income is project-based or hourly billed, you start feeling like every waking moment you aren’t working is costing you money.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

With no money and no time to settle, we moved to a different ramshackle rental cottage or boardinghouse every season until I was so pregnant with Rachel that our nomad state seemed disreputable.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The company focuses its offering on so-called digital nomads, and previously said it would target metropolitan areas with large expatriate communities to drive U.S. growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where nomads often lead camel caravans carrying salt through the desert.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Claudio Ranieri's pizza-loving Leicester nomads stormed to the Premier League summit and, after briefly giving up top spot to Arsenal, surged clear to become 5,000-1-shot winners.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Mexico City is attracting food lovers and digital nomads from all over the world.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

Pitched out in the dusty fields, here and there, Laila recognized the black tents of Koochi nomads.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




Vocabulary lists containing nomad


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training