B2noun · rare

nomad

nomad · nomads

кочівник, кочівниця

кочевник, номад, кочевница

Nomade, Nomadin

A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed homeA member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

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UK/ˈnəʊmæd/US/ˈnoʊmæd/

» I roam around like a nomad.

Ich ziehe umher wie ein Nomade.

Meaning

5 senses

A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
Nomade, Nomadin
коче́вникkočévnik, нома́дnomád, коче́вницаkočévnica
кочівни́кkočivnýk, кочівни́цяkočivnýcja
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
(figuratively)Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.
(figuratively)A person who changes residence frequently.
(figuratively)A player who changes teams frequently.
A dragonfly of Afroeurasia, Sympetrum fonscolombii.

Examples

30 sentences

I roam around like a nomad.
deIch ziehe umher wie ein Nomade.
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I used to be a nomad.
ruЯ был кочевником.
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Tom was a nomad.
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I like being a nomad.
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Tom's people used to be nomads.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a member of society or class who wander with their herds:

Русский

By meaning 1

a member of society or class who wander with their herds:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a member of society or class who wander with their herds:

Origin

From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομ

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.

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