Pedagogue Definition

pĕdə-gŏg, -gôg
pedagogues
noun
pedagogues
A schoolteacher; an educator.
American Heritage
A teacher; often, specif., a pedantic, dogmatic teacher.
Webster's New World

A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.

Wiktionary

(historical, Ancient Greece) A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.

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Other Word Forms of Pedagogue

Noun

Singular:
pedagogue
Plural:
pedagogues

Origin of Pedagogue

  • Middle English pedagoge from Old French from Latin paedagōgus slave who supervised children and took them to and from school from Greek paidagōgos paido- boy pedo–1 agōgos leader (from agein to lead ag- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French pedagogue, from Latin paedagogus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγέω (paidagōgeō), παιδαγωγός (paidagogos), from παιδός (paidos, “child") (genitive of παῖς (pais)) + ἀγωγός (agogos, “guide"), άγω (ágō, “lead").

    From Wiktionary

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