Synonyms of pedagogue

pedagogue

noun

ˈpe-də-ˌgäg 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teacher
• educator
• instructor
• professor
• schoolteacher
• educationist
• preceptor
• schoolmaster
• coach
• tutor
• headmaster
• doctor
• lecturer
• rector
• schoolmistress
• trainer
• mentor
• intern
• headmistress
• schoolmarm
• preacher
• guide
• prof
• instructress
• academe
• mistress
• academician
• master
• dean
• preparer
• reader
• pedant
• academic
• guru
• docent
• catechist
• drillmaster
• governess
• student teacher
• don
• homeschooler
• tutoress
• inculcator
• didact
• regius professor
• practice teacher
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pedagogue

Carroll balances it all as a full-time pedagogue. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

This isn’t the only AI tool from Grammarly that will pose as a real pedagogue. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026

They are attracted to personalities that feel to them more like friends than pedagogues. — Caroline Downey, National Review, 18 July 2025

Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 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

The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026