Peripatetic
adjective
Travelling from one place to another, usually as part of your job.
He was living a peripatetic life, traveling from city to city following his work assignments.
Often appears as...
- peripatetic lifestyle
- peripatetic teacher
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Formal
noun
A person who moves from place to place.
As a peripatetic, he found it hard to form lasting relationships.
Often appears as...
- peripatetic artist
- peripatetic writer
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Formal
adjective
Related to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who is said to have walked about as he taught.
The peripatetic school of philosophy was named due to Aristotle’s habit of walking while he lectured.
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Travelling from one place to another, usually as part of your job.
He was living a peripatetic life, traveling from city to city following his work assignments.
Often appears as...
- peripatetic lifestyle
- peripatetic teacher
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who moves from place to place.
As a peripatetic, he found it hard to form lasting relationships.
Often appears as...
- peripatetic artist
- peripatetic writer
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Related to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who is said to have walked about as he taught.
The peripatetic school of philosophy was named due to Aristotle’s habit of walking while he lectured.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Work-Related Travel
Use when describing someone's job involving moving around often, like sales reps.
Her peripatetic role had her flying to different branches every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Peripatetic' doesn't imply a negative viewpoint of traveling, unlike 'nomadic', which can.
His peripatetic position afforded him the pleasure of seeing new cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It's a neutral adjective; neither formal nor informal, fitting in many contexts.
In her peripatetic career, she has worked in multiple cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Work-Related Travel
Use when describing someone's job involving moving around often, like sales reps.
Her peripatetic role had her flying to different branches every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Peripatetic' doesn't imply a negative viewpoint of traveling, unlike 'nomadic', which can.
His peripatetic position afforded him the pleasure of seeing new cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It's a neutral adjective; neither formal nor informal, fitting in many contexts.
In her peripatetic career, she has worked in multiple cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Work-Related Travel
Use when describing someone's job involving moving around often, like sales reps.
Her peripatetic role had her flying to different branches every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Peripatetic' doesn't imply a negative viewpoint of traveling, unlike 'nomadic', which can.
His peripatetic position afforded him the pleasure of seeing new cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
It's a neutral adjective; neither formal nor informal, fitting in many contexts.
In her peripatetic career, she has worked in multiple cities.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
and I just was struck by -- if I'm wrong about that, and if I'm wrong so often, in a literal way, what other peripatetic misconceptions might I be able to comment upon?
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Learning from dirty jobs...
and I just was struck by -- if I'm wrong about that, and if I'm wrong so often, in a literal way, what other peripatetic misconceptions might I be able to comment upon?
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Quote examples
Elizabeth Debicki
Australian Actress
A dancer's life is as peripatetic and unstable as that of an actor's. You're freelancing yourself all the time, and a dancer's lifespan is even shorter than an actor's: once they turn 30 or 35, they have to stop.
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Gail Collins
American Journalist
Some of our national heroines were defined by the fact that they never nested - they were peripatetic crusaders like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Dix.
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Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.
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Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
British Politician
The partial exception to our London-centric state institutions is the monarchy, which has always had peripatetic tendencies.
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Leon Edel
American Critic
Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.
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Hannah Storm
American Journalist
My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
I do have a peripatetic and active intellectual curiosity.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Debicki
Australian Actress
A dancer's life is as peripatetic and unstable as that of an actor's. You're freelancing yourself all the time, and a dancer's lifespan is even shorter than an actor's: once they turn 30 or 35, they have to stop.
Quote examples
Gail Collins
American Journalist
Some of our national heroines were defined by the fact that they never nested - they were peripatetic crusaders like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Dix.
Quote examples
Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.
Quote examples
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
British Politician
The partial exception to our London-centric state institutions is the monarchy, which has always had peripatetic tendencies.
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Leon Edel
American Critic
Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.
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Hannah Storm
American Journalist
My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
I do have a peripatetic and active intellectual curiosity.
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