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Trainer vs Coach - What's the difference?

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Coach is a synonym of trainer.



In sports terms the difference between trainer and coach

is that trainer is a person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist while coach is to train.

In british terms the difference between trainer and coach

is that trainer is a running shoe or sneaker while coach is a single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.

As nouns the difference between trainer and coach

is that trainer is a person who trains another; a coach while coach is a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

As a verb coach is

to train.

trainer

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who trains another; a coach.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 29 , author=Kevin Mitchell , title=Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=It was 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.}}
  • (sports) A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist.
  • * 2009 , Garth Dykes, Nelson FC in the Football League , page 22:
  • He served Nelson wholeheartedly as a player, coach and trainer in a lengthy association, the highlights being his involvement in two championship-winning sides.
  • (British) A running shoe or sneaker.
  • (video games, slang) A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
  • * 2000 , "Phil", I need trainer for version 1.10.021'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.rctycoon )
  • 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.
  • * 2001 , "LJames4728", Good C64 Game Sites?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.c64 )
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * coach * (running shoe) takkie (South African English), dap, jogger, plimsoll (UK), runner, sandshoe/sand shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe

    Derived terms

    * personal trainer

    Anagrams

    * ----

    coach

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
  • (rail) A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
  • A trainer or instructor.
  • (British) A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
  • (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
  • * Samuel Pepys
  • The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach .
  • That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.
  • John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

    Synonyms

    * (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) carriage * (railroad car drawn by a locomotive) carriage

    Derived terms

    * coachable * coach and horses * coachbuilder * coach dog * coacher * coach horse * coach lamp * coachman * coachmaster * coach roof * coachwork * head coach * life coach * roach coach * slip coach * stagecoach

    Verb

    (es)
  • (sports) To train.
  • To instruct; to train.
  • She has coached many opera stars.
  • To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it ).
  • * E. Waterhouse
  • Coaching it to all quarters.
  • To convey in a coach.
  • (Alexander Pope)

    Derived terms

    * coachability