nomad

1. (anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.Examples: "The life of the people called the Nomads or Grazyers..."; "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal."

2. (figuratively) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.Synonyms: wanderer, vagabondfiguratively

3. (figuratively) A person who changes residence frequently.Examples: "Once again Judy was a nomad, moving to yet again another destination."; "I made my exit down I-75, heading south. After a 40-year odyssey as a media nomad, I will be closing the circle in a place where my life had never been better."; "Poise is the posture of the nomad, moving while always at home."figuratively

4. (figuratively, sports) A player who changes teams frequently.Examples: "With the recruitment of South Australian football nomad, and eventual legend of the game, Phil Matson, Subiaco would improve considerably in 1912."; "Unlike players who were often traded, baseball nomads who carried a hobo's bindle rather than a bat on their shoulders, Musial stayed put in St. Louis."; "Between 1996 and 2003, Lewis was a baseball nomad. At various times he signed contracts with San Diego, Detroit, Oakland, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, the New York Mets, Cleveland, and the Chicago Cubs."figuratively