pedagogue
noun
[ ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ ]
• a teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one.
Similar:
teacher,
schoolteacher,
schoolmaster,
schoolmistress,
master,
mistress,
tutor,
coach,
lecturer,
academic,
don,
professor,
reader,
instructor,
educator,
educationalist,
educationist,
guru,
mentor,
dominie,
beak,
chalkie,
schoolie,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek paidagōgos, denoting a slave who accompanied a child to school (from pais, paid- ‘boy’ + agōgos ‘guide’).
