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Pedagogue (p&ebreve_;d&auptack_;g&obreve_;g), n. [F. pédagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. paidagwgos; pai^s, paidos, a boy + 'agein to lead, guide; cf. 'agwgos leading. See Page a servant, Agent.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.
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2. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.
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3. One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant. Goldsmith.
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