Teacher vs. Pedagogue — What's the Difference?

A teacher (also called a schoolteacher or formally, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue. Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g.

A schoolteacher; an educator.

One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.

One who instructs in a pedantic or dogmatic manner.

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.

The index finger; the forefinger.

A pedant; one who by teaching has become overly formal or pedantic in his or her ways; one who has the manner of a teacher.

An indication; a lesson.

A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.

(Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

To teach.

One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.

One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.

A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.

A person whose occupation is teaching

One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant.

A personified abstraction that teaches;

To play the pedagogue toward.

Someone who educates young people