Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Synonym of nomadic.
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. · Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person. · A person who changes residence frequently. · A player who changes teams frequently.
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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