peripatetic

Meaning

Adj

1. Tending to walk about.
2. Constantly travelling.
3. (alt-of, capitalized, usually) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic.

Noun

1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
2. (alt-of, capitalized, usually) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”).

Synonyms

itinerant

wayfaring

Aristotelean

Aristotelian

Aristotelic

tour

migratory

nomadic

packer

perambulatory

pilgrim

tramper

travel

trekker

wayfarer

disciple of Aristotle

ambulatory

shiftful

backpacker

bird of passage

cadging

errant

erratic

Translations

peripatético

περιπατητικός

gezginci

itinerante

peripatético

rondtrekkend

ambulante

itinerant

peripatetisch

ambulant

🚶

itinerante

🛣️

péripatéticien

itinérant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/

Etymology

From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “I walk”).