Synonyms for pedagogue
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
Related words
- Word family
- pedagoguette pedagogic pedagogical pedagogically pedagogy
- Other spellings
- pedagog US
Forms
- Plural
- pedagogues → teachers, educators, schoolmasters, masters…
Example sentences
- master It is difficult for foreigners to master Japanese.
- teacher My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
- educator Luck is our mother, mishap — our educator.
- schoolmaster I promis'd to inquire carefully About a schoolmaster for the fair Bianca.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pedagogue | steady | |
| master | steady | |
| teacher | steady | |
| educator | rising | |
| schoolmaster | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- master2, didact
- 7 letters
- teacher2, dominie
- 8 letters
- educator4
- 9 letters
- preceptor
- 12 letters
- schoolmaster3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (master2 = 2 syllables).