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
Journalism's trainer, Michael McCarthy, lives in Southern California's Altadena community, which was devastated by massive wildfires that tore through the area earlier this year.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 2 May 2025
My advice would be to find a quality dog trainer who has experience with reactivity, along with muzzle training.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
While in a gym setting, peers and trainers help ensure safety, home exercise is reliant solely on the individual and the quality of the equipment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025
During this special presentation, the 20 runners make their way from barn to the paddock, accompanied by their owners and trainers.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 2 May 2025
My advice would be to find a quality dog trainer who has experience with reactivity, along with muzzle training.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
While in a gym setting, peers and trainers help ensure safety, home exercise is reliant solely on the individual and the quality of the equipment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025
During this special presentation, the 20 runners make their way from barn to the paddock, accompanied by their owners and trainers.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainer
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The film follows Tom, (Riley) a tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons and one-night stands.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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With the Super Bowl, people are even betting on the color of Gatorade poured on the coach at the end of the game.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Similarly, David Taffner, a 56-year-old manager in pharmaceuticals from Michigan, reflects on his own learning experience from his mother, Dorothy Taffner, who loved crossword puzzles and would solve them with his dad.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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So, how do the Premier League’s other managers react in these scenarios?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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“Trainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainer. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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