Foundation level · Year 4 · free
coach
noun · Say it: KOHCH
What it means
Foundationa person who trains people in a sport or skill
Our swimming coach helped me improve my backstroke this term.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- instructor
- teacher
- trainer
- tutor
More examples
- The coach blew her whistle and called the team together.
Where the word comes from
From Hungarian 'kocsi', a carriage named after the town of Kocs; the trainer meaning came later.
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