English Explanatory Dictionary

didact

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A didactic person.
  2. A person gifted, trained, or intending to instruct.
  3. Any teacher.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪdækt/

Word forms

didact didacts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διδακτός (didaktós).

Synonyms

teacher instructor preceptor pedagogue

Related words

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