ノマドワーカー

のまどわーかー
noun
digital nomad; nomad worker
worktechnology
1. digital nomad; nomad worker; location-independent worker
A person who works remotely from various locations such as cafés, coworking spaces, or while traveling, rather than commuting to a fixed office.
彼(かれ)はノマドワーカーだ。
He's a digital nomad.
カフェでノマドワーカーをよく見(み)かける。
You often see digital nomads at cafés.
コロナ禍(か)をきっかけにノマドワーカーとして働(はたら)き始(はじ)めた人(ひと)が増(ふ)えた。
The pandemic led to an increase in people who started working as digital nomads.

A Japanese-English hybrid loanword from 'nomad' (ノマド) and 'worker' (ワーカー). The concept gained popularity in Japan around 2012-2013 and surged after the COVID-19 pandemic normalized remote work. Sometimes shortened to just ノマド in casual usage.

Unlike テレワーク or リモートワーク, which simply mean working from home or remotely, ノマドワーカー specifically implies working from multiple different locations without a fixed base.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • フリーランス: freelancer — independent contractor, but may work from a fixed location
  • テレワーカー: teleworker — works remotely but usually from home, for a single employer
  • リモートワーカー: remote worker — similar to teleworker, broader term

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