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pedagogue

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ/

The English word “pedagogue” has 4 meanings listed here.

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

verb

  1. To teach.

Etymology

From Middle English pedagoge, from Middle French pedagogue, from Latin paedagōgus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “guide”) (from ἄγω (ágō, “lead”)). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogue.

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