nomade

nomad

noun adjective no-MAD Rare

Origin: Greek nomas, wandering for pasture

Also means

nomadic

Usage Note

Nomade functions as both noun and adjective in French, with no gender change in form (un peuple nomade, une tribu nomade). It evokes pastoral migration traditions but is also used metaphorically for a person with no fixed base, as in travailleur nomade (remote or itinerant worker).

Examples

"Les nomades traversaient le désert en caravane."

Natural Translation

The nomads crossed the desert in a caravan.

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