peripatetic
adjective/ˌperipəˈtetɪk/
/ˌperipəˈtetɪk/
(formal)- going from place to place, for example in order to work
- a peripatetic music teacher
- More funding needs to be given to the peripatetic outreach services.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an Aristotelian philosopher): from Old French peripatetique, via Latin from Greek peripatētikos ‘walking up and down’, from the verb peripatein.Definitions on the go
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