What is another word for Nomads?

Pronunciation: [nˈə͡ʊmadz] (IPA)

Nomads, also known as wanderers, roamers, or migratory people, are individuals or groups who move from one place to another in search of food, water, and shelter. These individuals may be referred to as itinerants, rovers, vagabonds, or travelers. A group of nomads could be referred to as a caravan, a tribe, or a group of wanderers. The term Bedouin is also commonly used to refer to nomadic desert dwellers in the Middle East. In contrast, the word settler is used to describe people who put down roots in one place and establish permanent homes. Despite cultural differences, nomads share a lifestyle of mobility and adaptability to changing environments.

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Usage examples for Nomads

The Assyrian kings, by calling on their agricultural peasantry, spring after spring, to resume the life of militant Nomads, not only exhausted the sources of their own wealth and stability, but bred deep discontent.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
South and west lay either settled districts of old civilization not disposed to fight, or ranging grounds of Nomads too widely scattered and too ill organized to threaten serious danger.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
"Let me, O chiefs of the Tuareg, tell of a once strong tribe of warriors and Nomads who lived in the far country in which I was born," Crawford said.
"Border, Breed Nor Birth"
Dallas McCord Reynolds

Famous quotes with Nomads

  • Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.
    Stephen Gardiner
  • ("The Nomads: My brothers go drinking in the Grande Ourse") Hachette Education, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-7085-0231-X
    Abdourahman Waberi

Related words: nomad lifestyle, nomadic tribes, nomadic society

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