trainer

noun

train·​er ˈtrā-nər How to pronounce trainer (audio)
Synonyms of trainernext
1
: a person who trains someone or something: such as
a
: one whose occupation is to guide or instruct people in fitness and exercise routines
a personal trainer
When we run the track, Stan Ward, a boxing and conditioning trainer, times us.—Bridgett Riley
b
: one who oversees the training of animals
a dog/horse trainer
A trainer uses the clicker to create an auditory cue that marks a particular behavior and then rewards the dog with a treat.—C. C. Holland
2
: a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the members of an athletic team
… he landed so hard that the wind was knocked out of him. He lay writhing on the ground as Herm Schneider, the team trainer, rushed to his side.—William Nack
3
: something (such as a machine or vehicle) used in training see also elliptical trainer
4
chiefly British : sneaker sense 2
They wore trainers, scuffed and old, with the laces loose and the tongues protruding in defiance at the ankle.—M. J. Trow

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Examples of trainer in a Sentence

the boxer and his trainer She hired a personal trainer.
Recent Examples on the Web Historians estimate Black drovers, trainers, breeders, and herders—who were collectively referred to as cowboys—made up as much as a quarter of working ranch hands during the heyday of open-range ranching in the second half of the 19th century. —TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 Her target was not a national political figure, but a Dallas-area horse trainer, Ellen Doughty, who Daniels claimed had mistreated her animals. —Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 But many of these jobs are traditionally filled by teenagers as a valuable skill trainer. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Awadh works as a trainer for the medical equipment company Sisu Global Health, whose Hemafuse autotransfusion device costs only $120. —Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024 The alternatives were too expensive, plus Green lives in rural Wisconsin where there aren’t many service dog trainers around — a reality that many people with disabilities face when seeking help to supplement their other treatments. —Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 Cummings, her Democratic opponent, is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer and pastor at Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Hamilton. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024 Part of the lack of top names is because of the ban on the trainer considered the best conditioner of 2- and 3-year-olds, Bob Baffert. —John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024 Thursday’s decision to increase rents will ultimately have boarders and trainers paying $1,130 for a 12-by-12-foot stall, and $1,795 for the larger size, though the increase will be phased in. —Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trainer was in 1543

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trainer

noun
train·​er ˈtrān-ər How to pronounce trainer (audio)
1
: one that trains
2
: a person who treats the minor ailments and injuries of the members of an athletic team

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