Topic: EDUCATION
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | coche, from German kutsche, probably from Hungarian kocsi (szeker) 'carriage from Kocs', from Kocs village in Hungary; |
| Origin: | because a trainer 'drives' students through their tests |
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coach1 S3 W3
1 someone who trains a person or team in a sport : 
a tennis coachthe Norwegian national coach
sport
[countable]DSa tennis coachthe Norwegian national coach2 someone who gives private lessons to someone in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination
help for exam
[countable] especially British EnglishSE3 a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys [= bus American English]
bus
[countable] British English4 one of the parts of the train in which the passengers sit [= car American English]
train
[countable] British EnglishTTT5 a large carriage pulled by horses and used in the past for carrying passengers
horses
[countable]TTB6 the cheapest type of seats on a plane or train :
in plane/train
[uncountable] American EnglishTTTTTAWORD CHOICE: 
WORD CHOICE: 
teacher, professor, lecturer, tutor, instructor, coach, trainerA teacher usually works in a school • Do the children like their new teacher? A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a British university, and is a general term for a teacher in an American college.Someone who teaches in a British university and who is not a professor is called a lecturer.A tutor gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students, especially privately in their home or a student's home • a private tutorAn instructor is someone who helps people learn a sport or practical skill, such as driving, skiing, or swimming • a riding instructorA coach is someone who helps a person or a team to improve in a sport • the school swimming coachA trainer is someone who teaches people the skills they need for a job • a teacher trainer. It is also someone who teaches skills to animals • a racehorse trainer ➔ See also teacher
WORD CHOICE: teacher, professor, lecturer, tutor, instructor, coach, trainerA teacher usually works in a school • Do the children like their new teacher? A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a British university, and is a general term for a teacher in an American college.Someone who teaches in a British university and who is not a professor is called a lecturer.A tutor gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students, especially privately in their home or a student's home • a private tutorAn instructor is someone who helps people learn a sport or practical skill, such as driving, skiing, or swimming • a riding instructorA coach is someone who helps a person or a team to improve in a sport • the school swimming coachA trainer is someone who teaches people the skills they need for a job • a teacher trainer. It is also someone who teaches skills to animals • a racehorse trainer ➔ See also teacher
