peripatetic
peripatetic · peripatetics
One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerantOne who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
/ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesOne who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
a person who walks from place to place
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (perFrom French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “to walk”).
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Forms
plural: peripateticsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism:AristotelianAristotelean
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedperipateticism