Definition of pedagogue
:teacher, schoolmaster;
especially
:a dull, formal, or pedantic teacher
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Examples of pedagogue in a Sentence
a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone
Recent Examples of pedagogue from the Web
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My point being that every seat of learning in America projects an image of a faculty teeming with committed and conscientious pedagogues.
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Paul took up the violin at 4, and at 7 became a pupil of the renowned pedagogue Ivan Galamian.
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Origin and Etymology of pedagogue
Middle English pedagoge, from Latin paedagogus, from Greek paidagōgos, slave who escorted children to school, from paid- ped- + agōgos leader, from agein to lead — more at agent
pedagogue Synonyms
Synonyms
educationist [chiefly British], educator, instructor, teacher (also pedagog), preceptor, schoolteacherRelated Words
headmaster, master, rector, schoolmaster; headmistress, instructress, mistress [chiefly British], schoolmarm (or schoolma'am), schoolmistress; coach, guide, guru, preparer, trainer; mentor, tutor, tutoress; drillmaster, inculcator; dean, docent, doctor, don, prof, professor, regius professor; academe, academic, academician, didact, pedant; governess, homeschooler; intern (also interne), practice teacher, reader, student teacher; catechist, lecturer, moralizer, preacherOther Education Terms
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