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trainer

  • /ˈtɹeɪnə/ UK
  • /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪnə(ɹ)

noun trainers

  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.

    Similar: coach

  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.
  3. Ireland, UK A running shoe or sneaker.

    Similar: dap

  4. slang 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.
  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 Attributive form of trainers There was chewing gum stuck to my trainer soles.

Similar: plimsoll, running shoe, tennis shoe

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: link trainer, flight simulator, coaching, training, instructor, tutor, educator, manager, teacher, formation, moderator, investigator, handler, facilitator, discussant, simulation

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noun person who trains another; coach

Españolentrenador, entrenadora, amaestrador, amaestradora
한국어트레이너 teureineo, 코치 kochi
日本語トレーナー torēnā, コーチ kōchi
中文教練 /教练 jiàoliàn, 教練員 /教练员 jiàoliànyuán
हिन्दीट्रेनर ṭrenar, प्रशिक्षक praśikṣak, शिक्षक śikṣak
Portuguêstreinador, treinadora
Françaisentraîneur, entraîneuse
DeutschTrainer, Trainerin
Italianoallenatore
Ελληνικάεκπαιδευτής ekpaideftís, εκπαιδεύτρια ekpaidéftria
Românăantrenor, coach, trainer
Русскийтре́нер tréner, тре́нерша trénerša
Tiếng Việthuấn luyện viên
العربيةمُدَرِّب mudarrib, مُدَرِّبَة mudarriba
עבריתמְאַמֵּן meamén, מְאַלֵּף mealéf

noun running shoe

Españoltenis
한국어운동화 undonghwa
日本語スニーカー sunīkā, 運動靴 undōgutsu
中文運動鞋 /运动鞋 yùndòngxié, 球鞋 qiúxié
Françaisbasket
Românăadidas, tenis
Русскийкроссо́вка krossóvka, сни́кер sníker, ке́ды kédy

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@misc{trainer_2026,
  title = {trainer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trainer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}