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Synonyms for nomad

Most common

fugitive wanderer roving vagabond

All synonyms

Noun

1. Vagabond — synonym of wanderer, an itinerant person

vagabond, wanderer, roving, fugitive, migratory, tramp, wandering, vagrant dated

Other

arab rare IN

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.

  2. adj. 1

    Synonym of nomadic.

Related words

Word family
nomadic nomadical nomadism
Phrases
grey nomad

Forms

Plural
nomads → vagabonds, wanderers, rovings, fugitives…

Example sentences

  • fugitive The fugitive ended up trapped at a dead end street.
  • wanderer I am just a wanderer, seeking purity of the soul.
  • vagabond The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nomadsteady
fugitivesteady
wandererrising
rovingsteady
vagabondrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
arab2
5 letters
tramp1
6 letters
roving2
7 letters
nomadic3, vagrant2
8 letters
fugitive3, wanderer3, vagabond3
9 letters
wandering3, migratory4
11 letters
peripatetic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arab2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
nomade
Italiano
nomade
Español
nómada
Català
nòmada