nomad
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, British also ˈnä-\
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drifter, gadabout, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, rambler, roamer, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer
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The 26-year-old had been a nomad in Mexican soccer after becoming a leading scorer in Major League Soccer with the Houston Dynamo. — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Torres helps Xolos rally to beat Cruz Azul," 28 Aug. 2019 The first British settlers had mistakenly dismissed the Aboriginal people as rootless nomads, ignoring their deep spiritual connection to the land based on the mythology of the Dreamtime. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 Benin has taken other steps, including for its large population of Fulani people, nomads that jihadists have recruited in other countries. — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, "Benin Awakens to the Threat of Terrorism After Safari Ends in a Nightmare," 20 Aug. 2019 The nomads will then raise new wheatears with the help of Alaska’s most abundant natural resource, bugs. — Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019 What the film is about: Teenager Nola grew up living out of a van with her charismatic father, Clint; two nomads against the world. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "Ready for takeoff? Here's your first look at the 2019 Flyover Film Festival in Louisville," 16 June 2019 Known as sea nomads, these marine foragers spend roughly 60 percent of their workday underwater, diving for food nearly 230 feet deep without scuba gear. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, "The World Is Our Niche," 3 June 2019 Their real roots are on the battlefield, on the steppes, with the nomads. — Jacob Mikanowski, Harper's magazine, "The Call of the Drums," 21 July 2019 The steppe nomads apparently had lived with the disease for centuries, perhaps building up immunity or resistance—much as the Europeans who colonized the Americas carried smallpox without succumbing to it wholesale. — Andrew Curry, National Geographic, "The first Europeans weren’t who you might think," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nomad.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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