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pedagogue

[ped-uh-gog, -gawg] / ˈpɛd əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /


NOUN
dogmatist
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Ever the eager pedagogue, as played with buoyant energy by Mr. Morse, Beckett annotates her performance: “Haydn based that movement of the symphony on a folk song. From Croatia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Still, it’s a pleasure to enjoy something that’s both straight-faced and freewheeling, like a jazz pedagogue who also knows how to get a crowd dancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Some also studied with Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, an artist and pedagogue known for his carefully observed, perfectly perspectival and impeccably patriotic pictures.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

Bach was a prolific composer and an important pedagogue, a significant influence on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2022

He was not a pedagogue in the usual meaning of that word.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef




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