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nomad

no.mad or no.mad.ic \'no--.mad, Brit also 'na:m-*d\ \no--'mad-ik\ 
   \'no--.mad-.iz-*m\ n [L nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral 
   people, fr. Gk, fr.] nemein to pasture - more at NIMBLE 1: a member of a 
   people that has no fixed residence but wanders from place  to place 2: an 
   individual who roams about aimlessly  - no.mad. aj