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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Jeff Hogan, former athletic trainer for the school, didn’t know why this was.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
After grimacing, Daniels popped up and headed to the bench, where he was greeted by multiple athletic trainers and the team doctor.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Lanning came to the university as an instructor and assistant athletic trainer in 2004.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
According to the athletic trainer Jeff Stotts, who tracks injury data, players missed around sixty-five hundred games with injuries—the highest in nearly twenty years, not counting the COVID seasons.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
After grimacing, Daniels popped up and headed to the bench, where he was greeted by multiple athletic trainers and the team doctor.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Lanning came to the university as an instructor and assistant athletic trainer in 2004.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
According to the athletic trainer Jeff Stotts, who tracks injury data, players missed around sixty-five hundred games with injuries—the highest in nearly twenty years, not counting the COVID seasons.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Athletic trainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athletic%20trainer. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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