bedouin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
    Beduin.

WordNet

Bed"ou*in noun
Etymology
F. bédouin, OF. béduin, fr. Ar. bedawi rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bada to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.
Definitions
  1. One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- Bed"ou*in*ism n.
Bed"ou*in adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.

Webster 1913