PEDAGOGUE, noun ped'agog.[Gr. a child, and to lead.] 1. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to instruct young children; a schoolmaster. 2. A pedant. PED'AGOGUE, verb transitive To teach with the air of a pedagogue; to instruct superciliously.
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