pedagogue

or ped·a·gog

[ ped-uh-gog, -gawg ]
/ ˈpɛd əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /

noun

a teacher; schoolteacher.
a person who is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal.

Origin of pedagogue

1350–1400; Middle English pedagoge < Latin paedagōgus < Greek paidagōgós a boy's tutor. See ped-1, -agogue

OTHER WORDS FROM pedagogue

ped·a·gogu·er·y, ped·a·gog·er·y, noun ped·a·gogu·ish, ped·a·gog·ish, adjective

Words nearby pedagogue

ped., ped.d., pedagogical, pedagogics, pedagogism, pedagogue, pedagogy, pedal, pedal boat, pedal keyboard, pedal piano

British Dictionary definitions for pedagog

pedagogue

sometimes US pedagog

/ (ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡ) /

noun

a teacher or educator
a pedantic or dogmatic teacher

Derived forms of pedagogue

pedagogic or pedagogical, adjective pedagogically, adverb pedagogism or pedagoguism, noun

Word Origin for pedagogue

C14: from Latin paedagōgus, from Greek paidagōgos slave who looked after his master's son, from pais boy + agōgos leader