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Webster 1913 Edition
Trainer
Train′er
,Noun.
1.
One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and strength.
2.
A militiaman when called out for exercise or discipline.
[U. S.]
Bartlett.
Definition 2024
Trainer
Trainer
trainer
trainer
English
Noun
trainer (plural trainers)
- A person who trains another; a coach.
- 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in the Guardian:
- It was Federer's ability to pull him around the court that put the lactic acid and debilitating weight in those legs and he should not have been allowed the luxury of his trainer's help.
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- (sports) A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist.
- 2009, Garth Dykes, Nelson FC in the Football League, page 22:
- He served Nelson wholeheartedly as a player, coach and trainer in a lengthy association, the highlights being his involvement in two championship-winning sides.
- 2009, Garth Dykes, Nelson FC in the Football League, page 22:
- (Britain) A running shoe or sneaker.
- (video games, slang) A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
- 2000, "Phil", I need trainer for version 1.10.021 (on newsgroup alt.games.rctycoon)
- I actually never got a trainer for RCT, but needed one for my brother when I installed it on his computer. He is 10, and is only concerned with making "cool" coasters. I also completed CF before getting trainers.
- 2001, "LJames4728", Good C64 Game Sites? (on newsgroup alt.c64)
- Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers/intros.
- 2000, "Phil", I need trainer for version 1.10.021 (on newsgroup alt.games.rctycoon)
- (cycling) A piece of indoor equipment allowing a bicycle to be ridden while stationary.
- attributive form of trainers
- There was chewing gum stuck to my trainer soles.
Synonyms
- (person who trains another; coach): coach
- (running shoe): dap (UK), plimsoll (UK), running shoe, tennis shoe, see also Wikisaurus:sports shoe
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person who trains another; coach
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running shoe
Anagrams
French
Verb
trainer
- Alternative spelling of traîner
Conjugation
Conjugation of trainer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trainer | avoir trainé | |||||
| gerund | en trainant | en ayant trainé | |||||
| present participle | trainant /tʁɛ.nɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | trainé /tʁɛ.ne/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | traine /tʁɛn/ |
traines /tʁɛn/ |
traine /tʁɛn/ |
trainons /tʁɛ.nɔ̃/ |
trainez /tʁɛ.ne/ |
trainent /tʁɛn/ |
| imperfect | trainais /tʁɛ.nɛ/ |
trainais /tʁɛ.nɛ/ |
trainait /tʁɛ.nɛ/ |
trainions /tʁɛ.njɔ̃/ |
trainiez /tʁɛ.nje/ |
trainaient /tʁɛ.nɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | trainai /tʁɛ.ne/ |
trainas /tʁɛ.na/ |
traina /tʁɛ.na/ |
trainâmes /tʁɛ.nam/ |
trainâtes /tʁɛ.nat/ |
trainèrent /tʁɛ.nɛʁ/ |
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| future | trainerai /tʁɛn.ʁe/ |
traineras /tʁɛn.ʁa/ |
trainera /tʁɛn.ʁa/ |
trainerons /tʁɛn.ʁɔ̃/ |
trainerez /tʁɛn.ʁe/ |
traineront /tʁɛn.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | trainerais /tʁɛn.ʁɛ/ |
trainerais /tʁɛn.ʁɛ/ |
trainerait /tʁɛn.ʁɛ/ |
trainerions /tʁɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
traineriez /tʁɛ.nə.ʁje/ |
traineraient /tʁɛn.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | traine /tʁɛn/ |
traines /tʁɛn/ |
traine /tʁɛn/ |
trainions /tʁɛ.njɔ̃/ |
trainiez /tʁɛ.nje/ |
trainent /tʁɛn/ |
| imperfect1 |
trainasse /tʁɛ.nas/ |
trainasses /tʁɛ.nas/ |
trainât /tʁɛ.na/ |
trainassions /tʁɛ.na.sjɔ̃/ |
trainassiez /tʁɛ.na.sje/ |
trainassent /tʁɛ.nas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | traine /tʁɛn/ |
— | trainons /tʁɛ.nɔ̃/ |
trainez /tʁɛ.ne/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Usage notes
- This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, from *tragere (see treire), from Latin traho (“I pull”).
Verb
trainer
- to drag
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
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li rois antor le chastel fait
traïner à .IIII. chevax
les traïtors parmi les vax- the king ordered that
the traitors be dragged by four horses
around the castle, among the valleys
- the king ordered that
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li rois antor le chastel fait
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of trainer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trainer | avoir trainé | |||||
| gerund | en trainant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | trainant | ||||||
| past participle | trainé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | train | traines | traine | trainons | trainez | trainent |
| imperfect | trainoie, traineie, trainoe, traineve | trainoies, traineies, trainoes, traineves | trainoit, traineit, trainot, traineve | trainiiens, trainiens | trainiiez, trainiez | trainoient, traineient, trainoent, trainevent | |
| preterite | trainai | trainas | traina | trainames | trainastes | trainerent | |
| future | trainerai | traineras | trainera | trainerons | traineroiz, trainereiz, trainerez | traineront | |
| conditional | traineroie, trainereie | traineroies, trainereies | traineroit, trainereit | traineriiens, traineriens | traineriiez, traineriez | traineroient, trainereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | train | trains | traint | trainons | trainez | trainent |
| imperfect | trainasse | trainasses | trainast | trainissons, trainissiens | trainissoiz, trainissez, trainissiez | trainassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | traine | — | trainons | trainez | — | ||