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coach

UK/kəʊtʃ/ US/kʰəʊ̯tʃ/ common uk us
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

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3.

a railcar where passengers ride

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4.

a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

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5.

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

  • “he always rode the bus to work”
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verb

1.

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

  • “He is training our Olympic team”
  • “She is coaching the crew”
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2.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • accommodation coach
  • baby coach
  • camping coach
  • coach and four
  • coach and horses
  • coach bolt
  • coach box
  • coach dog

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