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pedagogue

pedagogue

3 8.2
A teacher who teaches children and young people, often strict or formal
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛdəˌɡɔɡ/
  • Formal
translation icon : pedagogo
  • A good pedagogue knows that patience and understanding are essential when teaching young people.
  • critical pedagogues
  • pedagogues and educators
  • master pedagogues

Examples

  • I never observed the pedagogues actually conduct the ensembles.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Just then, a pedagogue walked by with his young charge on their way to school.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A highly effective music teacher must be a great musician and pedagogue.

    Academic text (2014)
  • For instance, the pedagogues in this study were improvisers as teachers.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Peter's research spans nearly 40 years of publications, and his service as editor, reviewer, lecturer, and pedagogue is similarly remarkable.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The pedagogue organized a workshop to help children improve their reading skills.

  • As a dedicated pedagogue, she always looked for new ways to engage her students.

Synonyms

teacher
vspedagogue
1.0

A person who gives lessons to students in a school or college

leans more toward a formal, sometimes overly instructive attitude
instructor
vspedagogue
221 2.9

A person who teaches a subject or skill in a class

is aimed at younger learners and often sounds more formal
educator
vspedagogue
164 3.0

A person who teaches or helps others learn, often at school

is more likely to imply a rigid or overly formal teaching manner
tutor
vspedagogue
99 1.8

A person who teaches one student or a small group privately

is broader, usually classroom related and often more formal in tone
school teacher
vspedagogue
82 1.0

A person who helps children or teenagers learn at school

is more marked by formal, didactic tone rather than just the workplace
schoolteacher
vspedagogue
61 1.0

A person who works at a school and helps children learn

is used with a stronger sense of formality or preachiness
preceptor
vspedagogue
1 8.8

A teacher who guides students at a university or in practical work

is less supervisory and more about formal, didactic presentation
didact
vspedagogue
  • Formal
1 9.9

A person who likes to teach and often gives too many details

is similar but is used especially for those working with young people
pedagog
vspedagogue
8.7

A teacher who helps children or young people learn

is more formal and didactic in tone

How Formal

pedagogue
  • Formal
3 8.2
educator
164 3.0
teacher
1.0

Surface Forms

pedagogue singular
pedagogues plural

Etymology

The word pedagogue comes from the Greek parts pais and agogos, which mean 'child' and 'leader'. It originally meant a person who 'led' or guided children. That's why pedagogue now means a teacher, often one seen as formal or strict, and the same ped- part appears in pediatrician ('child' doctor).