as in coach
a person who trains performers or athletes hired a personal trainer to help her get in shape

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Recent Examples of trainer Check out these top warm-up moves trainers never skip. Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025 That is how Elia chances upon Claudia, a personal trainer with the cult of physique but clearly not of mind…In Italian with English subtitles. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 Luckily for the director, his friend and animal trainer Árpád Halász had extensive experience with chickens, which are the first animals trainers need to deal with during their learning. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 The wedding was between Yasmine Evans and George Ashwell, the latter of whom has worked as a physical trainer with many actors, according to his IMDb page. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trainer
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Noun
  • The Chicago Bears were hoping to get their first win under first-year head coach Ben Johnson in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Message boards can be telling during coach versus media moments.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over in Grand Rapids, there’s sporadic pushback on fluoridation, said water system manager Wayne Jernberg.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Europe’s defense stocks have boomed this year , with some major players tripling in value — but one fund manager spotted the potential in sector darling Rheinmetall early, and won big as a result.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Trainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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