n. [ L. nomas, -adis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, pasturing, roaming without fixed home, fr. &unr_; a pasture, allotted abode, fr. &unr_; to distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. akin to AS. niman to take, and E. nimble: cf. F. nomade. Cf. Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb, Number. ] One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Roving; nomadic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] See Nomad, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A nomad. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Nomad. ] Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence;
n. The state of being a nomad. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga. W. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]