peripatetic (redirected from Peripatetics)

per·i·pa·tet·ic  (pr-p-ttk)

adj.

1. Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot.

2. Peripatetic Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.

n.

1. One who walks from place to place; an itinerant.

2. Peripatetic A follower of the philosophy of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

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[Middle English peripatetik, from Latin peripatticus, from Greek peripattikos, from peripatein, to walk about, or from peripatos, covered walk (where Aristotle allegedly lectured) : peri-, peri- + patein, to walk; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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peripatetic [per-rip-a-tet-ik]

Adjective

1. travelling from place to place

2. Brit employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another: a peripatetic violin teacher

Noun

a peripatetic person [Greek peripatein to pace to and fro]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peripatetic - a person who walks from place to place pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
	2.	Peripatetic - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism Aristotelean, Aristotelian adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Adj.	1.	peripatetic - of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Aristotelic
	2.	peripatetic - traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" wayfaring unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"

Translations

peripatetic [pɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk] adj [salesman] → ambulante; [teacher] → con trabajo en varios colegios

peripatetic [pɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk] adj [salesman] → ambulant;

(Brit) [teacher] → qui travaille dans plusieurs établissements

peripatetic [pɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk] adj (Brit) [teacher] → an mehreren Schulen tätig;

peripatetic life → Wanderleben nt

peripatetic [pɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk] adj [salesman] → ambulante;

(BRIT) [teacher] → peripatetico/a