PEDAGOGUE

pedagogue. Pedagogue, n. a schoolmaster, teacher, pedant

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Ped″a‐gogue (pĕd″ā̍‐gŏg), n. [[F. pédagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. παιδαγωγόσ; παι̑σ, παιδόσ, a boy + ἄγειν to lead, guide; cf. αγωγὄσ leading. See Page a servant, Agent.]] 1. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.
2. 2. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.
3. 3. One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant. Goldsmith.