personal trainer

noun

plural personal trainers

: a person specializing and often certified in guiding or instructing people in fitness and exercise routines

She swims nearly every day, does step aerobics with a personal trainer, and uses a treadmill when it rains …

—Patricia McLaughlin

… swims a half-mile several times a week and also lifts weights with a personal trainer.

—Kevin Helliker

Examples of personal trainer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ung, the son of Cambodian refugees and a onetime personal trainer turned reluctant doughnut maker, is closing the chapter on Monarch to rest — and weigh what might come next. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Sterling had seven months at Chelsea without playing a single game in 2025 and early 2026 and ended up hiring a personal trainer to keep him fit. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

When she inevitably gets bogged down in self-judgment, her partner, Wai, is able to offer perspective, both as boyfriend and personal trainer. — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026

Until this year, Buzzard’s involvement in football was limited to being a vocal cheerleader and occasional personal trainer for his sons while supporting their high school athletic endeavors. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for personal trainer

• abstainer
• campaigner
• complainer
• container
• coplanar
• detainer
• maintainer
• nonplanar
• retainer
• sustainer
• entertainer
• gainer