ˈnəuməd n. & adj. --n. 1 a member of a tribe roaming fromplace to place forpasture. 2 a wanderer. --adj. 1 living as a nomad. 2 wandering. øønomadic adj. nomadically adv. nomadism n. nomadize v.intr. (also -ise). [F nomade f. L nomas nomadf. Gk nomas -ados f. nemo to pasture]