Dictionary Definition
coach
Noun
2 a person who gives private instruction (as in
singing or acting) [syn: private
instructor, tutor]
3 a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger
car, carriage]
4 a carriage pulled by four horses with one
driver [syn: four-in-hand,
coach-and-four]
5 a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for
public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, charabanc, double-decker,
jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus]
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" [syn: train]
2 drive a coach
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From coche, from Kutsche, from 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.Pronunciation
- /kəʊtʃ
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- Rhymes with: -əʊtʃ
Noun
- A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
- A trainer or instructor.
- A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
- The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
Related terms
Translations
wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power
railroad car drawn by a locomotive
- Finnish: vaunu
- German: Wagen
- Hungarian: vagon
- Italian: carrozza ferroviaria, vettura
- Kurdish: vagon
- Russian: вагон
- Slovene: vagon
- Spanish: vagón
trainer
- Chinese: 教練, 教练 (jiàoliàn)
- Czech: trenér, kouč
- Dutch: coach, trainer
- Finnish: valmentaja
- French: entraîneur
- German: Trainer
- Hebrew: מאמן (me'amen) , מאמנת (me'amenet)
- Hungarian: edző
- Italian: allenatore, istruttore
- Japanese: コーチ
- Kurdish: rahêner / , antrenor /
- Portuguese: treinador
- Russian: тренер
- Slovak: tréner
- Slovene: trener , trenerka
- Spanish: entrenador, entrenadora
long distance bus
- Finnish: bussi, linja-auto
- German: Reisebus , Überlandbus , Bus
- Italian: corriera
- Kurdish: otobûs
Translations
sports: train
instruct
Dutch
Etymology
English (cfr. supra)Swedish
Noun
coach- coach; a trainer or instructor
Extensive Definition
Coach can refer to:
Transportation
- Coach (carriage), a horse-drawn carriage
- Coach (vehicle), a type of passenger-carrying road vehicle. See also Bus
- Coach (rail) a type of passenger car used in rail transport.
- Economy class in travel can be referred to as "coach"
Coaching
- Coach
(sport), the director of athletes' activities in sports
- Head coach
- Coach (baseball), includes manager, assistant coaches, on-field coaches, and specialized coaches
- Coach (hockey), head coach or assistant coaches
- Coaching
- dating coaching
- Co-coaching
Popular media
- Coach (TV series), an American sitcom starring Craig T. Nelson
- Coach (comics), a Marvel Comics character in X-Force
Corporations
- Coach Inc., an American leather goods company famous for its handbags
- Coach Canada, an inter-city coach company in Canada
- Coach USA, a bus transport company in the United States
People
- Jonathan Coachman, World Wrestling Entertainment personality a.k.a. "The Coach"
- Coach Ernie Pantusso, the character played by Nicholas Colasanto on the sitcom Cheers
- Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints head coach, a.k.a. "Da Coach"
coach in German: Coach
coach in French: Coach
coach in Dutch: Coach
coach in Japanese: コーチ (曖昧さ回避)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Privatdocent, Privatdozent, Pullman, Pullman car, advise, advocate, amateur athlete,
archer, athlete, athletic coach, baggage
car, ballplayer,
barge, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, boat, bowman, boxcar, brief, bus, caboose, car, carriage, cart, catcher, center, chair car, coacher, coal car, competitor, confer, consult with, counsel, covered waggon,
cram, cram with facts,
crammer, cricketer, day coach,
defensive lineman, diner,
dinghy, dining car,
direct, drawing room,
dray, drill, driller, drillmaster, end, exercise, ferry, flat, flatcar, float, footballer, forerunner, games-player,
gamester, gondola, groomer, guard, guide, infielder, instruct, instructor, jock, jumper, kibitz, lighter, lineman, local, luggage van, mail car, mail
van, meddle, mentor, motor coach, offensive
lineman, omnibus,
outfield, outfielder, palace car,
parlor car, passenger car, pathfinder, player, poloist, preparationist, preparator, prepare, preparer, prescribe, prime, private instructor,
professional athlete, prompt, propose, pugilist, quarterback, racer, raft, railway car, recommend, reefer, refrigerator car,
roomette, school, ship, skater, sled, sledge, sleeper, smoker, smoking car, sport, sportsman, stockcar, stuff with knowledge,
submit, suggest, tackle, tailback, tank, teacher, tender, toxophilite, trailblazer, train, trainer, truck, tutor, tutorer, van, waggon, wagon, wheelbarrow, wingback, wrestler