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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see that word occasionally in the New York Times. I have never heard it or seen it in an email. I would just assume the person is well read. [/quote]

Yup. I just checked to make sure that is where I see peripatetic. Here are some recent uses:

September 28, 2023
What’s in Our Queue? ‘Rough Diamonds’ and More
Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Writing in Brussels
I’m the New York Times bureau chief in Brussels, where I cover the European Union. I’ve had a [b]peripatetic[/b] summer, split among Belgium, my native Greece and New York City. Here are five things I’ve been watching, listening to and more

August 1, 2023
Mauricio Diazgranados Is a Botanist in a Hurry
A passion for páramos and their otherworldly plants never left him, even as Dr. Diazgranados, now 48, embarked on a [b]peripatetic [/b]career, taking research positions in the United States, Colombia and England, before arriving in the Bronx in June.

It seems like at least once a month I see it being used in the NYT usually when discussing careers just like OP's example.

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