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Pädagoge

educationalist, pedagogue

noun peh-da-GO-ge Rare
People & Society Professions

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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