PERIPATETIC: "traveling; nomadic"

“Peripatetic” refers to someone who travels from place to place, especially as part of their job or occupation. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something related to walking or moving around.

Etymology: The term "peripatetic" comes from the Greek word "peripatetikos," which means "given to walking" or "itinerant." The word is associated with the philosophy of Aristotle, who taught while walking in the Lyceum in ancient Athens.It combines two Greek roots: peri, signifying "around" or "about" (as seen in words like perimeter and periphery), and pateo, a Greek verb indicating "to walk," "tread," or "trample" (which is distantly related to the word path). Therefore, this literally translates to "walking around," or "to walk about on foot."

Sample Sentences:

1. The peripatetic salesman covered several cities in a week, promoting his company's products.

2. As a peripatetic lecturer, she traveled to different universities to share her expertise.

3. The peripatetic nature of his job allowed him to explore various cultures and landscapes.

4. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was known for his peripatetic teaching style.

5. The peripatetic musician toured across countries, mesmerizing audiences with his performances.

Synonyms: itinerant, nomadic, traveling

Antonyms: fixed, rooted, stationary, sedentary

Quotes: 

“I walked slowly on, without envying my companions on horseback: for I could sit down upon an inviting spot, climb to the edge of a precipice, or trace a torrent by its sound. I descended at length into the Rheinthal, or Valley of the Rhine; the mountains of Tyrol, which yielded neither in height or in cragginess to those of Appenzel, rising before me. And here I found a remarkable difference: for although the ascending and descending was a work of some labor; yet the variety of the scenes had given me spirits, and I was not sensible of the least fatigue. But in the plain, notwithstanding the scenery was still beautiful and picturesque, I saw at once the whole way stretching before me, and had no room for fresh expectations: I was not therefore displeased when I arrived at Oberried, after a walk of about twelve miles, my coat flung upon my shoulder like a peripatetic by profession.

-William Coxe”

― Robin Jarvis, Romantic Writing and Pedestrian Travel

"In Cicero’s time the left and the right wing in ethical philosophy were represented by the Epicureans and the Stoics respectively, while the Peripatetics held a middle ground."

— Marcus Tullius Cicero (Ethical Writings of Cicero: De Officiis, De Senectute, De Amicitia, and Scipio's Dream)

clipped from www.merriam-webster.com Did you know? Are you someone who likes to think on your feet? If so, you've got something in common with the followers of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Not only a thinker and teacher, Aristotle was also a walker, and his students were required to walk along beside him as he lectured while pacing to and fro. Thus it was that the Greek word "peripatētikos" (from "peripatein," meaning "to walk up and down") came to be associated with Aristotle and his followers. By the way, the covered walk in the Lyceum where Aristotle taught was known as the "peripatos" (which can either refer to the act of walking or a place for walking).