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pedagogue

ped·a·gogue [ péddə gòg ] (plural ped·a·gogues)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. teacher: a schoolteacher or educator ( formal )

2. pedantic teacher: a teacher who teaches in a particularly pedantic or dogmatic manner

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek paidagōgos "slave who leads a child to school" < paid- "child"]
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