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

Athletic 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

Some 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

Examples of athletic trainer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was tended to by athletic trainers for 20 minutes until an ambulance arrived. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024

God willing, shout out to (associate head athletic trainer Quinton Sawyer) ‘Q,’ shout out Nina (Hsieh) and all of them. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2024

Granlund left the ice with the help of head athletic trainer Ray Tufts, and fellow forward Luke Kunin with 7:10 left in the second period. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024

Coach Kerry Coombs, coach Butch Jones, as well as athletic trainer Bob Mangine and orthopedic doctor Angelo Colosimo. —Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024

At this practice, players told their parents, the athletic director and athletic trainer told them to remove their pads because the heat index was too high. —Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024

This is her fourth Super Bowl as an assistant athletic trainer for the team. —Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024

Shoppers can save up to 49 percent on casual kicks, athletic trainers, and other comfy silhouettes that’ll be surefire go-tos in your closet. —Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024

Hired in 2022, Myrie replaced longtime head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman. —Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

athletic trainer

noun

: 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

—abbreviation AT