didact

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διδακτός (didaktós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪdækt/

Noun

didact (plural didacts)

1. A didactic person.

   Coordinate term: pedant

   Near-synonyms: teacher, instructor, preceptor, pedagogue

2. A person gifted, trained, or intending to instruct.

   Near-synonyms: teacher, instructor, preceptor

3. (broadly) Any teacher.

Related terms

• autodidact
• autodidactic
• autodidacticism
• autodidaction
• autodidactism
• didactic
• didactical
• didactically
• didactician
• didacticism
• didacticist
• didactics
• didaction
• nondidactic
• undidactic

 

Translations

Translations

• Danish: didaktiker c
• French: didacte m or f
• Russian: дида́кт (ru) m (didákt)

Anagrams

• addict