[ ˌpɛrɪpə'tɛtɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 travelling from place to place.
↘working or based in a succession of places each for a short period.
↘(of a teacher) working in more than one school or college.
2》 ( Peripatetic ) Aristotelian. [with ref. to Aristotle's practice of walking to and fro while teaching.]
■ noun
1》 a ~ teacher.
2》 ( Peripatetic ) an Aristotelian philosopher.
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ism noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. peripatetique , via L. from Gk peripatētikos 'walking up and down'.