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coach

coach [ kōch ]


noun  (plural coach·es)
Definition:
 
1. horse-drawn carriage: a large enclosed horse-drawn carriage

2. inexpensive travel category: an inexpensive class of passenger accommodations on a bus, train, or aircraft

3. somebody who trains sports players: a trainer of sports players and athletes

4. railroad car: a railroad car

5. long-distance bus: a bus designed for long-distance travel or sightseeing

6. cheap small automobile: any inexpensive automobile, especially one with two doors

7. somebody who trains performers: a trainer of actors or singers

8. tutor: somebody who instructs a person in a particular subject



verb  (past and past participle coached, present participle coach·ing, 3rd person present singular coach·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb train athlete: to train somebody in a sport

2. transitive verb train performer: to train somebody in acting or singing

3. transitive verb train student: to give somebody private instruction in a particular subject or prepare somebody for an examination

4. transitive and intransitive verb transport people in coach: to carry passengers in a horse-drawn coach, or travel by coach

[Mid-16th century. Via French coche< German Kutsche< Hungarian kocsi (szekér) "(wagon) of Kocs" (village in Hungary)]

coach·a·ble adjective

Word Key: Synonyms

See teach.

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