nomad vs wanderer

nomad

noun
  • Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person. 

  • A player who changes teams frequently. 

  • A person who changes residence frequently. 

  • A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. 

adj
  • Synonym of nomadic. 

wanderer

noun
  • One who wanders, who travels aimlessly. 

  • Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus. 

  • The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans. 

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