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pedagogue

pe·da·go·gue

UK/ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who educates young people

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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.

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