coach

Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS

Date:	1500-1600
Language:	French
Origin:	coche, from German kutsche, probably from Hungarian kocsi (szeker) 'carriage from Kocs', from Kocs village in Hungary;

Sense: 1-2

Origin:

because a trainer 'drives' students through their tests

coach
1 noun

coach1 S3 W3 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

sport

[countable]DS someone who trains a person or team in a sport:

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a tennis coach

the Norwegian national coach

help for exam

[countable] especially British EnglishSE someone who gives private lessons to someone in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination

bus

[countable] British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys [= bus American English]

by coach

We went to Paris by coach.

on a coach

She's going to Grimsby on a coach.

a coach trip to Scotland

The restaurant was full of coach parties (=groups of people travelling together on a coach).

train

[countable] British EnglishTTT one of the parts of the train in which the passengers sit [= car American English]

horses

[countable]TTB a large carriage pulled by horses and used in the past for carrying passengers

in plane/train

[uncountable] American EnglishTTTTTA the cheapest type of seats on a plane or train:

We flew coach out to Atlanta.

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

Definition of coach from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic TRAINS, RAILWAYS