A member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.

The nomads traveled across the desert, following the migration patterns of the animals they hunted.

A person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer.

After retiring, he became a nomad, living in different countries for a few months at a time.

nomadverb

To travel or roam about from place to place without settling permanently; to live as a nomad.

After quitting their jobs, they nomaded around South America for a year.

nomadadjective

Relating to or characteristic of nomads; nomadic.

They adopted a nomad lifestyle, never settling in one place for long.