pedagogue

or ped·a·gog

[ ped-uh-gog, -gawg ]
See synonyms for: pedagoguepedagoguespedagogery on Thesaurus.com

noun
  1. a teacher; schoolteacher.

  2. a person who is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal.

Origin of pedagogue

1
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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for pedagogue

pedagogue

sometimes US pedagog

/ (ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡ) /


noun
  1. a teacher or educator

  2. a pedantic or dogmatic teacher

Origin of pedagogue

1
C14: from Latin paedagōgus, from Greek paidagōgos slave who looked after his master's son, from pais boy + agōgos leader

Derived forms of pedagogue

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012