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pedagogue
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ped·a·gogue  (pd-gg, -gôg)
n.
1. A schoolteacher; an educator.
2. One who instructs in a pedantic or dogmatic manner.

[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).]

peda·goguish adj.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pedagoguepedagogue - someone who educates young people    
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

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] Npedagogo/a m/f
pedagogue
n (= pedant)Schulmeister(in) m(f); (form: = teacher) → Pädagoge m, → Pädagogin f
pedagogue [ˈpɛdəˌgɒg] npedagogo/a
pedagogue [ˈpɛdəˌgɒg] npedagogo/a


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