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nomad

[noh-mad] / ˈnoʊ mæd /
NOUN
person who wanders from place to place
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She saw the tragedy as an "opportunity" to travel the world as a digital nomad, spending months at a time in places like Australia, Bali, Malta, and Thailand.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

He described himself as a "spiritual nomad", exploring paths through yoga, Buddhism, and Christian mysticism, and learned from the Dalai Lama - whom he gifted a tartan-pouched hair clipper in 1988.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

More than 60 countries have recently introduced digital nomad visa programs, which typically last between six months and a year.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

Mostly, pottery is owned by sedentary societies: what nomad wants to carry a collection of heavy pots, as well as weapons and the baby, every time he or she shifts camp?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond