adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈnəʊmæd/
US:/ˈnoʊmæd/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of nomadic.
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Synonyms: nomadic
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2
name
Meaning 2
A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: wanderer
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A person who changes residence frequently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 6
A player who changes teams frequently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.
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noun
Meaning 8
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage
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.
Blend of north + Madison. From being centered upon Madison Square North Historic District and being north of Madison Square Park.
Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَدَوِيّ
(badawiyy)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Arabic:
بدوي
(badawi)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Arabic:
بَدَوي
(badawi)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Armenian:
քոչվոր
(kʻočʻvor)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Aromanian:
numad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Aromanian:
numadã
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Azerbaijani:
köçəri
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Belarusian:
качэ́ўнік
(kačéwnik)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Belarusian:
качэ́ўніца
(kačéwnica)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Bulgarian:
нома́д
(nomád)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Catalan:
nòmada
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Chinese Mandarin:
游牧民
(yóumùmín)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Coptic:
ⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ
(remnjōili)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Czech:
nomád
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Czech:
kočovník
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Danish:
nomade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Dutch:
nomade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Esperanto:
nomado
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Estonian:
nomaad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Finnish:
nomadi
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Finnish:
paimentolainen
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
French:
nomade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Galician:
nómade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Georgian:
მომთაბარე
(momtabare)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
German:
Nomade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
German:
Nomadin
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Greek:
νομάδας
(nomádas)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Ancient Greek:
νομάς
(nomás)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Hebrew:
נווד
(navad)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Hindi:
बंजारा
(bañjārā)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Hungarian:
nomád
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Icelandic:
hirðingi
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Ingrian:
kocevnikka
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Italian:
nomade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Japanese:
遊牧民
(yūbokumin)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Kalmyk:
нүүдлчн
(nüüdlçn)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Kazakh:
көшпенді
(köşpendı)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Kazakh:
көшпелі
(köşpelı)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Korean:
유목민
(yumongmin)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Central Kurdish:
کۆچەر
(koçer)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Central Kurdish:
ڕەوەند
(rewend)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Northern Kurdish:
koçer
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Northern Kurdish:
revend
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Kyrgyz:
көчмөн
(köcmön)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Kyrgyz:
көчмөнчү
(köcmöncü)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Lithuanian:
klajoklis
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Macedonian:
номад
(nomad)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Malayalam:
നാടോടി
(nāṭōṭi)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Mongolian:
нүүдэлчин
(nüüdelčin)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Persian:
کوچنشین
(kuč-nešin)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Polish:
nomada
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Polish:
koczownik
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Polish:
koczowniczka
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Portuguese:
nômade
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Romanian:
nomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Romanian:
nomadă
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Russian:
коче́вник
(kočévnik)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Russian:
нома́д
(nomád)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Russian:
коче́вница
(kočévnica)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Serbo-Croatian:
но̀ма̄д
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Serbo-Croatian:
nòmād
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Slovak:
nomád
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Slovak:
kočovník
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Spanish:
nómada
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Swahili:
mhamahamaji
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Swahili:
mtu wa kuhamahama
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Swedish:
nomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Tajik:
кӯчманчӣ
(küčmanči)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Tajik:
бодиягард
(bodiyagard)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Tamil:
நாடோடி
(nāṭōṭi)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Thai:
ผู้เร่ร่อน
(pûu-rêe-rɔ̂ɔn)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Thai:
คนพเนจร
(kon-pá-nee-jɔɔn)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Tibetan:
འབྲོག་པ
('brog pa)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Tibetan:
འབྲོག་མོ
('brog mo)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Turkish:
göçmen
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Turkish:
göçebe
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Turkish:
göçer
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Ukrainian:
кочівни́к
(kočivnýk)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Ukrainian:
кочівни́ця
(kočivnýcja)
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Uzbek:
koʻchmanchi
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Vietnamese:
người dân du mục
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Volapük:
nomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Volapük:
hinomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Volapük:
jinomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Welsh:
nomad
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds
Welsh:
nomadiaid
— a member of society or class who wander with their herds