peripatetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who walks from place to place
  2. noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
    Aristotelean; Aristotelian.
  3. adjective of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
    Aristotelean; Aristotelic; Aristotelian.
    • Aristotelean logic
  4. adjective satellite traveling especially on foot
    wayfaring.
    • peripatetic country preachers
    • a poor wayfaring stranger

WordNet

Per`i*pa*tet"ic adjective
Etymology
L. peripateticus, Gr. , fr. to walk about; about + to walk: cf. F. péripatétique.
Definitions
  1. Walking about; itinerant.
  2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school." Howell.
Per`i*pa*tet"ic noun
Definitions
  1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler.
  2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

Webster 1913