NOMAD Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word nomad. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NOMAD
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gypsy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment • the Indic language of the Romani • a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | ||||||||
itinerant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment adjective satellite • traveling from place to place to work | ||||||||
vagabond | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support adjective satellite • wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
drifter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | ||||||||
hobo | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a vagrant • a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places | ||||||||
migrant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • traveler who moves from one region or country to another adjective satellite • habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work | ||||||||
roamer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life | ||||||||
rover | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life • an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement | ||||||||
traveler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who changes location | ||||||||
wanderer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life • a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | ||||||||
wayfarer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pedestrian who walks from place to place • a traveler going on a trip | ||||||||
ambulant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • able to walk about | ||||||||
ambulatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or adapted for walking noun • a covered walkway (as in a cloister) adjective satellite • able to walk about | ||||||||
discursive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition • (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | ||||||||
drifting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • aimless wandering from place to place adjective satellite • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
errant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • straying from the right course or from accepted standards • uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable | ||||||||
erratic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • liable to sudden unpredictable change • having no fixed course • likely to perform unpredictably | ||||||||
floating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of someone who floats on the water adjective satellite • borne up by or suspended in a liquid • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another • inclined to move or be moved about • (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position • not definitely committed to a party or policy | ||||||||
footloose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • free to go or do as one pleases | ||||||||
itinerate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • travel from place to place, as for work | ||||||||