trainernoun
uk/ˈtreɪ.nər/us/ˈtreɪ.nɚ/trainer noun (PERSON)
B1 [ C ] a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport:
They showed pictures of the horse and its trainer (= the person who prepared it for its races).
A lot of wealthy people have their own personal trainer (= a person they employ to help them exercise).
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- Her new trainer has promised to make an olympic athlete of her.
- She hired a trainer to create a personalized exercise schedule to get her into shape.
- Her trainer is a triple Olympic champion.
- The horse has had a new trainer for the last six months.
- He works as a trainer for insurance company staff.
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Teachers
- academician
- associate professor
- board of education
- dean
- docent
- handler
- headteacher
- housemaster
- housemistress
- instructor
- lecturer
- mentor
- professor
- professorial
- professorship
- rector
- residence
- scribe
- substitute
- tutor
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trainer noun (SHOE)
A2 [ C usually plural ] UK UK also training shoe, US sneaker a type of light, comfortable shoe that can be worn for sport
Examples
- Trendy trainers and designer labels have become aspirational status symbols, especially among the young.
- Please wear trainers in the gym, to avoid scuffing the floor.
- He's got some wicked trainers.
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Shoes
- ankle boot
- ballet shoe
- Birkenstock
- bootlace
- bootstrap
- brogue
- gumboot
- high heels
- high-top
- hobnail boot
- insole
- instep
- shoehorn
- shoelace
- shoestring
- shoetree
- skyscraper heels
- spat
- welly
- whitening
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