Meaning & use
nomads
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People belonging to a community that moves from place to place, typically in search of pasture, resources, or seasonal work, rather than settling permanently.
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The nomads packed up their tents and moved their herds to higher pastures before winter.
Digital nomads now work remotely while traveling the world instead of living in one fixed location.
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From the Greek "nomas," meaning "roaming for pasture"; the term has expanded in modern usage to describe remote workers with no fixed home base.
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