Peripatetic

UK: /ˌpɛripəˈtɛtɪk/ US: /ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk/ ,(per′ə pə tet′ik)

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Peripatetic / ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/ adjective

1. of or relating to the teachings of Aristotle, who used to teach philosophy while walking about the Lyceum in ancient Athens

noun

1. a student of Aristotelianism

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per•i•pa•tet•ic /ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk/   adj. 

1. walking or traveling about;
   itinerant.

n. [countable]

2. an itinerant person.

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per•i•pa•tet•ic  (per′ə pə tet′ik), adj. 

1. walking or traveling about; itinerant.
2. Philosophy (cap.) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
3. Philosophy (cap.) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.

n. 

4. a person who walks or travels about.
5. Philosophy (cap.) a member of the Aristotelian school.

• Greek peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, literally, walking about, equivalent. to peripatē- (verbid stem of peripateîn to walk about, equivalent. to peri- peri- + pateîn to walk; akin to path) + -tikos -tic
• Latin peripatēticus
• late Middle English 1400–50

per′i•pa•tet′i•cal•ly, adv. 
per•i•pa•tet•i•cism  (per′ə pə tet′ə siz′əm), n.  Synonyms

• 1. wandering, roving; vagrant.

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peripatetic / ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/, peripatetical / ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪkəl/ adjective

1. itinerant
2. employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another: a peripatetic football coach

noun

1. a peripatetic person

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein to pace to and fro

ˌperipaˈtetically adverb