'Pedagogue' definitions:
Definition of 'pedagogue'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Pedagogue'
From: GCIDE
- Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\ (p[e^]d"[asl]*g[o^]g), n. [F. p['e]dagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. paidagwgo`s; pai^s, paido`s, a boy + 'a`gein to lead, guide; cf. 'agwgo`s leading. See Page a servant, Agent.]
- 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pedagogue'
From: GCIDE
- Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\, v. t. [Cf. L. paedagogare to instruct.] To play the pedagogue toward. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pedagogue'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarian,
- certified teacher,
- docent,
- doctor,
- dominie,
- don,
- educationist,
- educator,
- fellow,
- guide,
- guru,
- instructor,
- maestro,
- master,
- melamed,
- mentor,
- mullah,
- pandit,
- pedagogist,
- preceptor,
- professor,
- pundit,
- rabbi,
- schoolkeeper,
- schoolmaster,
- schoolteacher,
- starets,
- teacher