athletic trainer
noun
plural athletic trainers
: a health care professional who is typically licensed or certified to assess, treat, and prevent musculoskeletal injuries and other medical conditions usually resulting from participation in sports
An athletic trainer or physical therapist can help you modify your plan and educate you about stretching and interventions so you can finish your training and race.—
Amanda Dyslin
Amanda DyslinAthletic trainers work in collaboration with a physician to provide excellent clinical care on and off the field. … Athletes need athletic trainers on their side not only for their health and well-being to aid in return to play, but also to be ready to respond to emergencies …—Molly Figgins
Molly FigginsSome athletic trainers work in the typical practice settings like colleges and professional sports but there are also athletic trainers who practice … in the military, in the performing arts, in occupational health, in public safety, in the physician practice setting, and in health care administration.—Leslee Taylor
—abbreviation AT
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Los Angeles center fielder Alex Call was checked on by an athletic trainer in the bottom of the first after making a running catch on Schmitt's sacrifice fly and collided straight into left fielder Teoscar Hernández.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy called for a stop in play and Lightning head athletic trainer Tom Mulligan came onto the ice to attend to D’Astous, who was slow to get up under his own power and skate back to the bench.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Pagés was evaluated by an athletic trainer and remained in the game.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
After Knicks head athletic trainer Anthony Goenaga took a look at his hand, Clarkson sprinkled an imaginary substance onto his wrist.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy called for a stop in play and Lightning head athletic trainer Tom Mulligan came onto the ice to attend to D’Astous, who was slow to get up under his own power and skate back to the bench.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Pagés was evaluated by an athletic trainer and remained in the game.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
After Knicks head athletic trainer Anthony Goenaga took a look at his hand, Clarkson sprinkled an imaginary substance onto his wrist.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for athletic trainer
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“Athletic trainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athletic%20trainer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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