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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

An inspirational pedagogue, she held posts at the San Francisco Conservatory, the University of Minnesota and a variety of other institutions.

From New York Times Sep. 16, 2022

When he arrived at the Tanforan stables where he was initially interred, he thought like a pedagogue, concerned first for the children he saw around him.

From Washington Post Apr. 2, 2020

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

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann




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