peripatetic

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Pronunciation

/ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/(per-ih-puh-TET-ik)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

巡回的；四处走动的

Definition

Traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places.

Word family

  • peripatetically/ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪkli/(adv)巡回地

Collocations

  • peripatetic lifestyle
  • peripatetic teacher
  • peripatetic musician
  • peripatetic existence

Examples

  1. 1.The peripatetic consultant divided her time between offices in London, New York, and Tokyo. (traveling between workplaces)
  2. 2.After years of a peripatetic childhood following his diplomat parents, he craved stability. (constantly moving)

Synonyms

  • itinerant/aɪˈtɪnərənt/— traveling from place to place for work
  • nomadic/nəʊˈmædɪk/— wandering
  • migratory/ˈmaɪɡrətəri/— moving seasonally

Etymology

from Greek "peripatetikos" — peripatein = to walk around — peri- (around) + patein (to walk) — Aristotle was called "Peripatetic" because he taught while walking in the Lyceum