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a person who trains performers or athletes
hired a personal trainer to help her get in shape
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Recent Examples of trainers
Lassie was wholly concentrated on the trainers.
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
According to its website, the company aims to improve athletic performance and reduce injuries by producing sports-specific wearables that offer actionable data to athletes, coaches and trainers.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
While some filmmakers still insist on the real thing — especially in Westerns and period pieces — trainers say even equine work could eventually be outsourced to visual effects.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Military leaders have debated the benefits of offering options such as virtual personal trainers and issuing wearable fitness trackers to support reservists in their fitness efforts, and some states have even hired their own dieticians.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
As trainers and medics rushed onto the field that day, Jacobs stood watching on his sideline.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Bob Baffert, who leads all trainers in money won at the Breeders’ Cup and is tied with Chad Brown (Sierra Leone’s trainer) for third all-time with 19 Cup victories, has the most pre-entries with 14.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Jones took a big hit from teammate Talanoa Hufanga late in Sunday’s game and landed hard on his back, then was attended to by trainers.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Howard went down hard after hitting another player and remained motionless on the field as trainers rushed to his side.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
According to its website, the company aims to improve athletic performance and reduce injuries by producing sports-specific wearables that offer actionable data to athletes, coaches and trainers.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
While some filmmakers still insist on the real thing — especially in Westerns and period pieces — trainers say even equine work could eventually be outsourced to visual effects.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Military leaders have debated the benefits of offering options such as virtual personal trainers and issuing wearable fitness trackers to support reservists in their fitness efforts, and some states have even hired their own dieticians.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
As trainers and medics rushed onto the field that day, Jacobs stood watching on his sideline.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Bob Baffert, who leads all trainers in money won at the Breeders’ Cup and is tied with Chad Brown (Sierra Leone’s trainer) for third all-time with 19 Cup victories, has the most pre-entries with 14.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Jones took a big hit from teammate Talanoa Hufanga late in Sunday’s game and landed hard on his back, then was attended to by trainers.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Howard went down hard after hitting another player and remained motionless on the field as trainers rushed to his side.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainers
Noun
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This college football season has seen an unusually high number of head coaches fired midseason, particularly within the SEC.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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For coaches committed to authority, results, and scale, ECA is recognized as a leading name in the field.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Say the managers see a software provider on the block at a bargain price, and want to add it to a tech portfolio.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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All of Madrid’s eight Champions League trophies this century have been won by coaches renowned more as man-managers than tactical ideologues — two under Vicente del Bosque, three each with Zinedine Zidane and Ancelotti.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Trainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainers. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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