trainer

[ trey-ner ]

/ ˈtreɪ nər /

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

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.

Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse |W.C. Heinz |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

When he says that,” Lefty Wilson, the trainer, said, “he's liable to get three goals.

Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse |W.C. Heinz |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He started from the Dover pier, followed by a row-boat in which were two sailors, a newspaper man, and his trainer.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897 |Various
"Him," answered Mr. Hargraves, doggedly, with another jerk of his head towards the trainer's abode.

Aurora Floyd, Vol. II (of 3) |M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
He liked the trainer of Barellan, and since he had known Glen Leigh he had been on very friendly terms with him.

The Sweep Winner |Nat Gould
Then the trainer, after some preliminary feints, walks into the cage and seats himself in the chair.

Ways of Nature |John Burroughs
“I thought the steaks more digestible,” the Trainer explained.

Fantastic Fables |Ambrose Bierce

trainer

/ (ˈtreɪnə) /

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