Antonyms for pedagogue

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ped-uh-gog, -gawg

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg

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Definition of pedagogue

Origin :

• late 14c., "schoolmaster, teacher," from Old French pedagoge "teacher of children" (14c.), from Latin paedagogus, from Greek paidagogos "slave who escorts boys to school and generally supervises them," later "a teacher," from pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-) + agogos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act (n.)). Hostile implications in the word are at least from the time of Pepys (1650s). Related: Pedagogal.

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Synonyms for pedagogue