TRAINER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trainer mean? 

• TRAINER (noun)
  The noun TRAINER has 2 senses:

1. one who trains other persons or animals

2. simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane

  Familiarity information: TRAINER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAINER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who trains other persons or animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("trainer" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trainer"):

coach; handler; manager ((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team)

animal trainer; handler (one who trains or exhibits animals)

Derivation:

train (create by training and teaching)

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

train (educate for a future role or function)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flight simulator; trainer

Hypernyms ("trainer" is a kind of...):

simulator (a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trainer"):

Link trainer (an early form of flight simulator)

 Context examples 

Holmes leaned forward and whispered something in the trainer’s ear.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

White Fang watched the club after the manner of a caged lion watching the whip of its trainer.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

In front came a huge yellow barouche, in which sat Sir Lothian Hume, Crab Wilson, and Captain Barclay, his trainer.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Diana Chin, a researcher at Stanford University and Gary's trainer, points her finger to a perch about 20 inches away.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)

Together, these findings indicate that changes in tau measured in as short a time as within six hours of a sports-related concussion may provide objective clinical information to better inform athletes, trainers, and team physicians’ decision-making about predicted recovery times and safe return to play.

(Biomarker in blood may help predict recovery time for sports concussions, NIH)

And in that moment, and for the moment, she was aware of a rift that showed in her certitude—a rift through which she caught sight of the real Martin Eden, splendid and invincible; and as animal-trainers have their moments of doubt, so she, for the instant, seemed to doubt her power to tame this wild spirit of a man.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

In this memorable year ’95, a curious and incongruous succession of cases had engaged his attention, ranging from his famous investigation of the sudden death of Cardinal Tosca—an inquiry which was carried out by him at the express desire of His Holiness the Pope—down to his arrest of Wilson, the notorious canary-trainer, which removed a plague-spot from the East End of London.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Not a word more could I draw from him until we were back at the trainer’s house.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

From early dawn until nightfall he was running, jumping, striking a bladder which swung upon a bar, or sparring with his formidable trainer.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Silas Brown, the trainer, is known to have had large bets upon the event, and he was no friend to poor Straker.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)