Pädagoge
educationalist, pedagogue
noun peh-da-GO-ge Rare
Origin: from Greek paidagogos (child-leader)
Also means
teacher (formal/academic register)
Usage Note
Pädagoge is used in academic and professional contexts for someone with a formal qualification in education sciences. In everyday speech Lehrer is preferred for school teachers. Feminine: Pädagogin. The adj. is pädagogisch; the field is Pädagogik (educational science or pedagogy).
Examples
"Als erfahrener Pädagoge kennt er verschiedene Lernmethoden."
Natural Translation
As an experienced educationalist, he is familiar with various learning methods.
Literal Translation
As experienced pedagogue he knows various learning-methods.
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