Pedagogue
[PED-ə-gog]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Middle English, late 14th century
1.
(Formal, humorous) A teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one.
Examples of Pedagogue in a sentence
"Mr. Mullins was a well-known pedagogue."
"The strictest teachers have been branded as pedagogues by their students."
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