Peripatetic — Per i*pa*tet ic, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to walk about; ? about + ? to walk: cf. F. p[ e]ripat[ e]tique.] 1. Walking about; itinerant. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peripatetic — Per i*pa*tet ic, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peripatetic — index itinerant (adjective), itinerant (noun), moving (in motion), pedestrian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. B … Law dictionary
peripatetic — c.1400 (n.), disciple of Aristotle, from O.Fr. perypatetique (14c.), from L. peripateticus pertaining to the disciples or philosophy of Aristotle, from Gk. peripatetikos given to walking about (especially while teaching), from peripatein, from… … Etymology dictionary
peripatetic — itinerant, ambulatory, ambulant, nomadic, vagrant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
peripatetic — [adj] constantly traveling ambulant, itinerant, itinerate, migrant, mobile, nomadic, perambulant, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring; concepts 401,584 Ant. fixed, settled … New thesaurus
peripatetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) travelling from place to place. 2) working or based in a succession of places. DERIVATIVES peripatetically adverb. ORIGIN Greek peripat tikos walking up and down … English terms dictionary
peripatetic — [per΄i pə tet′ik] adj. [Fr péripatétique < L peripateticus < Gr peripatētikos < peripatein, to walk about < peri , around + patein, to walk < IE base * pent , to step, go > FIND] 1. [P ] of the philosophy or the followers of… … English World dictionary
peripatetic — [[t]pe̱rɪpəte̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a peripatetic life or career, they travel around a lot, living or working in places for short periods of time. [FORMAL] Her father was in the army and the family led a peripatetic… … English dictionary
peripatetic — [ˌpɛrɪpə tɛtɪk] adjective 1》 travelling from place to place. ↘working or based in a succession of places each for a short period. ↘(of a teacher) working in more than one school or college. 2》 (Peripatetic) Aristotelian. [with ref. to… … English new terms dictionary
