FROM THE ARCHIVEMonday, September 28, 2026
peripatetic
pair-i-puh-TET-ik/ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk//adjective
01 / MEANING
Traveling from place to place, especially for work or as a way of life.
In a sentence.
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Her peripatetic career took her through six cities.
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The peripatetic teacher carried a classroom in one battered suitcase.
Where it came from.
From Greek peripatein, ‘to walk about,’ through a name associated with Aristotle's school. The walking sense broadened to a person who moves from place to place.
Explore the sourceWhy it’s interesting.
A word once associated with philosophical walking now works for a consultant, teacher, or anyone whose life is spent on the move.