pedagogue

ped·a·gogue  (pd-gg, -gôg)

n.

1. A schoolteacher; an educator.

2. One who instructs in a pedantic or dogmatic manner.

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[Middle English pedagoge, from Old French, from Latin paedaggus, slave who supervised children and took them to and from school, from Greek paidaggos : paido-, boy; see pedo-¹ + aggos, leader (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

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peda·goguish adj.

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pedagogue sometimes US, pedagog [ˈpɛdəˌgɒg]

n

1. (Social Science / Education) a teacher or educator

2. (Social Science / Education) a pedantic or dogmatic teacher

[from Latin paedagōgus, from Greek paidagōgos slave who looked after his master's son, from pais boy + agōgos leader]

pedagogic , pedagogical adj

pedagogically  adv

pedagogism , pedagoguism n

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pedagogue - A Roman slave who took children to school and on outings, but also taught them—from Greek ped, "child," and agein, "to lead."

See also related terms for taught.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pedagogue - someone who educates young people     educator, pedagog academic, faculty member, academician - an educator who works at a college or university lecturer, lector, reader - a public lecturer at certain universities head teacher, school principal, principal, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions schoolmaster - any person (or institution) who acts as an educator instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching

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pedagogue

noun teacher, instructor, educator, pedant, dominie (Scot.), dogmatist, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress My grandfather was a born pedagogue; it gave him great pleasure to impart information.

Translations

pedagogue pedagog (US) [ˈpedəgɒg] N → pedagogo/a m/f

pedagogue

n (= pedant) → Schulmeister(in) m(f); (form: = teacher) → Pädagoge m, → Pädagogin f

pedagogue [ˈpɛdəˌgɒg] n → pedagogo/a