trainer

A person who trains another; a coach.

Noun

  1. A person who trains another; a coach.
    • It was [Roger] Federer’s ability to pull him around the court that put the lactic acid and debilitating weight in those legs and he should not have been allowed the luxury of his trainer’s help. - 2012 June 29, Kevin...
  2. A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist.
    • He served Nelson wholeheartedly as a player, coach and trainer in a lengthy association, the highlights being his involvement in two championship-winning sides. - 2009, Garth Dykes, Nelson FC in the Football League,...
  3. A running shoe or sneaker.
  4. A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
    • I actually never got a trainer for RCT, but needed one for my brother when I installed it on his computer. He is 10, and is only concerned with making "cool" coasters. I also completed CF before getting trainers. -...
    • Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers/intros. - 2001, LJames4728, “Good C64 Game Sites?”, in alt.c64...
  5. A piece of indoor equipment allowing a bicycle to be ridden while stationary.
  6. A device for encouraging the roots of a plant to grow in a certain direction.
    • a root trainer
  7. Attributive form of trainers.
    • There was chewing gum stuck to my trainer soles.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English trainer From train + -er.

Forms

trainers

Synonyms

coach dap plimsoll running shoe tennis shoe

Related

train

Derived

cross-trainer elliptical trainer jump trainer penguin trainer personal trainer trainer bra trainered traineress trainerless trainer liner trainer sock turbo trainer X-trainer