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peripatetic

per·i·pa·tet·ic [ pèrrəpə téttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
going from place to place: traveling from place to place, especially working in several establishments and traveling between them



noun  (plural per·i·pa·tet·ics)
Definition:
 
peripatetic worker: a peripatetic worker, especially a teacher who travels between schools

[Early 17th century. Via French or Latin< Greek peripatētikos< peripatein "walk around" < patein "to walk"]

per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly adverb
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