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pedagogue

nounverb
Quick answer

As a noun, pedagogue means a teacher or instructor of children. As a verb, it means teach.

Meanings of pedagogue

5 meanings

noun

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

  2. A pedant; one who by teaching has become overly formal or pedantic in his or her ways; one who has the manner of a teacher.

  3. Someone who educates young peopleperson

    Similar: educator, pedagog
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. historicalancient greeceA slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.

verb

  1. To teach.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: someone who educates young people
educatorpedagog

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