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trainer [trey-ner] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for trainer on Thesaurus.com noun
- a person or thing that trains.
- a staff member on an athletic team who gives first aid and therapy to injured players.
- a person who trains athletes; coach.
- a person who trains racehorses or other animals for contests, shows, or performances.
- an airplane or a simulated aircraft used in training aircrew members, especially pilots.
Origin of trainer First recorded in 1590–1600; train + -er1 Related Words for trainer adviser, coach, professor, tutor, mentor, handler, breeder, lecturer, guide, demonstrator Examples from the Web for trainer Contemporary Examples of trainer
She is back in New Jersey visiting family with her boyfriend and trainer, Brent Steffensen.
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Last week I heard a woman tell a friend that she fired her trainer because he was making her lift too many weights.
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The trainer paid special attention to them, encouraging them to be the first to answer questions, and pushing them hard.
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Howe walked through to the trainer’s room in the back and took off his topcoat and his jacket and hung them up.
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When he says that,” Lefty Wilson, the trainer, said, “he’s liable to get three goals.
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Historical Examples of trainer
“They’ve got to come off,” and the Trainer dashed up the steps to the Stewards.
W. A. Fraser
He was Mike Gaynor, a trainer, and more than once Porter had stood his friend.
W. A. Fraser
As he lifted the boy to the saddle, the Trainer whispered a few concise directions.
W. A. Fraser
He had told his trainer to win, if possible, a race with Lauzanne, and get rid of him.
W. A. Fraser
As they moved toward the Secretary’s office, Porter was accosted by his trainer.
W. A. Fraser
British Dictionary definitions for trainer trainer noun
- a person who trains athletes in a sport
- a piece of equipment employed in training, such as a simulated aircraft cockpit
- horse racing a person who schools racehorses and prepares them for racing
- (plural) an informal name for training shoes
Word Origin and History for trainer n.
c.1600, agent noun from train (v.).