Definition of PEDAGOGUE

pedagogue

Meanings

Plural: pedagogues

Noun

  • someone who educates young people
  • A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
  • 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.
  • A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.

Verb

  • To teach.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

educator, pedagog

Scrabble Score: 14

pedagogue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pedagogue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pedagogue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

pedagogue is a valid Words With Friends word