pedagogue

Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\, v. t. [Cf. L. paedagogare to instruct.]
To play the pedagogue toward. [Obs.] --Prior.
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Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\ (p[e^]d"[asl]*g[o^]g), n. [F.
p['e]dagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. paidagwgo`s; pai^s, paido`s,
a boy + 'a`gein to lead, guide; cf. 'agwgo`s 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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pedagogue
n : someone who educates young people [syn: {educator}]

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "pedagogue":
abecedarian, certified teacher, docent, doctor, dominie, don,
educationist, educator, fellow, guide, guru, instructor, maestro,
master, melamed, mentor, mullah, pandit, pedagogist, preceptor,
professor, pundit, rabbi, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster,
schoolteacher, starets, teacher