digital nomad

digital nomad (plural digital nomads)

1. Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coffee shops and public libraries.
   • 2020 November 8, Erin Griffith, “The Digital Nomads Did Not Prepare for This”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Their logic was as enviable as it was unattainable for everyone else: If you’re going to work from home indefinitely, why not make a new home in an exotic place? This tiny cohort gathered their MacBooks, passports and N95 masks and became digital nomads.

   • 2022 September 25, Stephen Burgen, “Spain plans ‘digital nomad’ visa scheme to attract remote workers”, in The Guardian‎:

     Spain plans to issue “digital nomad” visas giving Britons and other non-EU citizens the chance to work in the sun and enjoy a lower cost of living with tax breaks thrown in for good measure.

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