pedagogue
noun/ˈpedəɡɒɡ/
/ˈpedəɡɑːɡ/
(old use or formal)- a teacher; a person who likes to teach people things, especially because they think they know more than other peopleWord Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek paidagōgos, denoting a slave who accompanied a child to school (from pais, paid- ‘boy’ + agōgos ‘guide’).
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