grey nomad

noun

Etymology

Coined by documentary filmmakers Catherine Marciniak and Steve Westh for the documentary Grey Nomads screened on the Australian public broadcaster ABC on September 23rd 1997.

Definitions

  1. A retired person who travels independently and for an extended period within their own…

    A retired person who travels independently and for an extended period within their own country, particularly in a caravan or motor home.

    • Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.

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