nomad UK /ˈnəʊmæd/US /ˈnoʊmæd/noun 5adjective 1forms 1 noun5 •A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.The life of the people called the Nomads or Grazyers... — 1587 •(figurative) A person who changes residence frequently.Once again Judy was a nomad, moving to yet again another destination. — 2010 •(figurative) A player who changes teams frequently.With the recruitment of South Australian football nomad, and eventual legend of the game, Phil Matson, Subiaco would improve considerably in 1912. — 2008 •(figurative) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person. •A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii. adjective1 •Synonym of nomadic. formsnomads
