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
OTHER WORDS FROM pedagogue
ped·a·gogu·er·y, ped·a·gog·er·y, noun ped·a·gogu·ish, ped·a·gog·ish, adjectiveWords nearby pedagogue
ped.,
ped.d.,
pedagogical,
pedagogics,
pedagogism,
pedagogue,
pedagogy,
pedal,
pedal boat,
pedal keyboard,
pedal piano
British Dictionary definitions for pedagogue
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, nounWord Origin for pedagogue
C14: from Latin
paedagōgus, from Greek
paidagōgos slave who looked after his master's son, from
pais boy +
agōgos leader