peripatetic
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌpɛrəˈpætɪk/
- Her role as a peripatetic consultant often took her to various regions for client meetings.
Examples
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As a peripatetic worker, he moved frequently between offices in different cities.
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They were wandering peripatetic healers, but now they're recognizable as members of the same Guild.
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All of us sufferers of ADD, you know have come up with coping mechanisms for our peripatetic natures.
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The peripatetic nature of the job means you'll be traveling to different locations every week.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who often goes from place to place
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5.9
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
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3.9
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
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3.1
A person who travels for work and whose employer pays their travel costs
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2.9
A person who goes to many countries around the world
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4.6
A person who moves often and does not stay in one place
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7.9
A person who has lived in many different countries
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7.6
A person who travels on foot from place to place
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5.1
A person who moves from place to place without staying long
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8.0
A person who goes from place to place to find work
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4.7
A person who often travels to many different countries
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4.4
A person who travels to sell goods or take orders
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4.8
A person who works online while traveling to different places
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6.0
A person who travels from one place to another
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9.3
A person who travels widely and energetically to search for something
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9.8
A person who travels long distances, often by sea
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9.9
A person who is traveling from one place to another
A person who often travels for work or study
Antonyms
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Morphology
peripatetic = peri + patet + ic
The noun sense ('a person who travels from place to place') ultimately reflects the same Greek-derived components, but those components are not transparent productive English morphemes for learners, so the meaning is not reliably inferable from parts.
Etymology
Peripatetic comes from Greek peri- 'around' and peripatein 'to walk', so it originally meant 'one who walks around'. This is why a peripatetic can be a person who moves from place to place, especially for work.