peripatetic

adjective

ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tik How to pronounce peripatetic (audio)
Definition of peripateticnext
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network

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Recent Examples of peripatetic The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 Modern audiences might know the story of Odysseus’s peripatetic journey home to Ithaca from any of its many film versions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026 In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped. — Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peripatetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
  1. nomadic
  2. nomad
Adjective
  • Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some are cousins of the Belâawane family and many, like our head mule handler, Zaïd Oukhazaid, have reluctantly abandoned their nomadic ways for permanent village life for a variety of reasons, including climate change.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • And maybe trips like this can help the nomad way of life survive.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of nomad

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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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