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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
That approach often comes with tradeoffs, like cutting back on alcohol or budgeting differently to afford the classes and trainers who know their name and celebrate their wins.
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Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
For trainers, the work is less about race day and more about everything leading up to it.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
He was helped to the locker room by one of the team's trainers and did not return to the bench.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Illinois native spent 15 minutes on the field as he was attended by trainers and medical personnel.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Lendeborg left the bench for trainers to retape his ankle and treat it with ice, returned briefly, then went back to the locker room again.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Di Guglielmo walked off with trainers after suffering a gash, while Rudd returned with a dressing on her cut.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
While competing on Trainer Games, iFIT's Amazon Prime fitness competition series, where top trainers compete for a $250,000 contract to join the platform's global roster of coaches, Nick had to maintain his training while juggling press and other prior commitments.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Student trainers can be found signing in their classmates, wrapping wrists and even assisting on the sidelines.
—Krystle Rich, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
For trainers, the work is less about race day and more about everything leading up to it.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
He was helped to the locker room by one of the team's trainers and did not return to the bench.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Illinois native spent 15 minutes on the field as he was attended by trainers and medical personnel.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Lendeborg left the bench for trainers to retape his ankle and treat it with ice, returned briefly, then went back to the locker room again.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Di Guglielmo walked off with trainers after suffering a gash, while Rudd returned with a dressing on her cut.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
While competing on Trainer Games, iFIT's Amazon Prime fitness competition series, where top trainers compete for a $250,000 contract to join the platform's global roster of coaches, Nick had to maintain his training while juggling press and other prior commitments.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Student trainers can be found signing in their classmates, wrapping wrists and even assisting on the sidelines.
—Krystle Rich, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainers
Noun
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One of those coaches, James Rowson, said that McMahon’s timing is off, agreeing with an assessment that Boone has made.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Denver’s players and coaches remain acutely aware of the flaws that have lingered throughout these 10 games and are unlikely to go away in a playoff series.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Before home games this season, he was often seen visiting with fellow equipment managers from around the league, and after games, a handful of former Sharks players who were in San Jose for the final time this season came by to wish him well.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the 1850s, company managers were alarmed to find out shipping workers were opening crates and marking P&G containers with stars to help coworkers who couldn’t read.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Trainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainers. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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