coach

CEFRA1

/kəʊtʃ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who trains a person or team.

  2. 02

    noun

    A vehicle or part of a train for carrying passengers.

Examples

  • A fanatic threw a bomb at the king's coach.

  • The team coach singled out two players for special praise.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ]
  • /koʊt͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.

  2. A trainer or instructor.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To train or teach someone.

More examples

In context

  • A good coach trains this team.

  • football coach

  • public coach

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest. The meaning “instructor/trainer” is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a “tutor” who “carries” one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861.