as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone
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Recent Examples of pedagogue
Carroll balances it all as a full-time pedagogue.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Even for instructors that care about teaching, keeping student’s attention is increasingly challenging from pedagogues at elementary schools to graduate school professors at elite universities as students show up distracted and on their phones.
—Sergei Revzin, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
They are attracted to personalities that feel to them more like friends than pedagogues.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 18 July 2025
Roach is, clearly, among fashion’s most powerful pedagogues.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.
—Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Former patients spoke of him as a highly empathetic and conscientious doctor; former colleagues attested to his surgical skills and his excellence as a clinician, pedagogue, and promoter of best practices.
—Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Boulanger, the younger sister of famed pedagogue and composer Nadia, showed tremendous talent before her early death at 24.
—Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2022
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Even for instructors that care about teaching, keeping student’s attention is increasingly challenging from pedagogues at elementary schools to graduate school professors at elite universities as students show up distracted and on their phones.
—Sergei Revzin, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
They are attracted to personalities that feel to them more like friends than pedagogues.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 18 July 2025
Roach is, clearly, among fashion’s most powerful pedagogues.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.
—Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Former patients spoke of him as a highly empathetic and conscientious doctor; former colleagues attested to his surgical skills and his excellence as a clinician, pedagogue, and promoter of best practices.
—Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Boulanger, the younger sister of famed pedagogue and composer Nadia, showed tremendous talent before her early death at 24.
—Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedagogue
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The Duval County School Board has approved scheduling a November referendum on continuing a 1-mill property tax that supplements funding for teacher pay, the arts and sports.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Mar. 2026
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Talarico, a former school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, takes a far more measured approach, appealing to independents and moderate Republicans with a message of unity.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Julia Taylor is a former educator and an education advocate with Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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This includes finding ways to increase wages and resources for educators.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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After retirement, Brown flew commercial cargo aircraft before joining two US defense contractors to work as an instructor in flight simulators training US pilots to fly the US F-35 stealth fighter and A-10 attack jet, the statement said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Vocational programs, which require expensive equipment, dedicated facilities, and instructors with real-world trade certifications rather than conventional teaching degrees, were easy targets when budgets tightened.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Pedagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedagogue. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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