adv · noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/kəʊtʃ/
UK:[khəʊ̯tʃ]
US:/koʊt͡ʃ/
US:[khoʊ̯t͡ʃ]
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a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: private instructor, tutor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teacher, instructor
Narrower terms: crammer
18
noun
Meaning 18
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manager, handler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trainer
Narrower terms: baseball coach, baseball manager, basketball coach, conditioner, football coach, hockey coach, tennis coach, McGraw, John McGraw, John Joseph McGraw
19
verb
Meaning 19
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He is training our Olympic team
She is coaching the crew
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: train
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teach, learn, instruct
20
verb
Meaning 20
drive a coach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drive
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
341 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կառք
(kaṙkʻ)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Belarusian:
паво́зка
(pavózka)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Belarusian:
воз
(voz)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Belarusian:
карэ́та
(karéta)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Belarusian:
экіпа́ж
(ekipáž)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Bulgarian:
по́щенска кола́
(póštenska kolá)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Chinese Mandarin:
馬車 /马车
(mǎchē)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Czech:
kočár
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Danish:
personvogn
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Dutch:
koets
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Esperanto:
ĉaro
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Finnish:
vaunut
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
French:
coche
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
German:
Kutsche
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Greek:
πούλμαν
(poúlman)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Gujarati:
કોચ
(koc)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Hungarian:
hintó
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Hungarian:
kocsi
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Hungarian:
szekér
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Irish:
cóiste
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Irish:
carráiste
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Italian:
carrozza
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Italian:
vettura
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Italian:
diligenza
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Italian:
cocchio
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Japanese:
馬車
(basha)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Korean:
마차
(macha)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Northern Kurdish:
erebe
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Northern Kurdish:
erebane
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Latin:
carrūca
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Latin:
raeda
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Latvian:
kariete
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Latvian:
rati
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Macedonian:
кочија
(kočija)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Malay:
koc
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Malay:
gerabak
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Māori:
koti
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Norman:
cârrosse
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Iranian Persian:
کالِسْکِه
(kâleske)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Polish:
powóz
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Polish:
kareta
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Portuguese:
coche
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Romanian:
trăsură
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Romanian:
caleașcă
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Russian:
пово́зка
(povózka)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Russian:
каре́та
(karéta)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Russian:
коля́ска
(koljáska)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Russian:
экипа́ж
(ekipáž)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Russian:
дилижа́нс
(diližáns)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀чија
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Serbo-Croatian:
kòčija
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Slovene:
kočija
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Spanish:
coche
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Swedish:
skjuts
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Swedish:
diligens
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Ottoman Turkish:
قاروچه
(karoça)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Ukrainian:
пово́зка
(povózka)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Ukrainian:
екіпа́ж
(ekipáž)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Ukrainian:
по́віз
(póviz)
— wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power — see also carriage
Albanian:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Arabic:
عَرَبَة
(ʕaraba)
— rail passenger car
Armenian:
վագոն
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Assamese:
দবা
(doba)
— rail passenger car
Azerbaijani:
vaqon
— rail passenger car
Belarusian:
ваго́н
(vahón)
— rail passenger car
Bulgarian:
ваго́н
(vagón)
— rail passenger car
Chinese Mandarin:
車廂 /车厢
(chēxiāng)
— rail passenger car
Czech:
vagón
— rail passenger car
Danish:
passagervogn
— rail passenger car
Danish:
togvogn
— rail passenger car
Danish:
jernbanevogn
— rail passenger car
Dutch:
wagen
— rail passenger car
Esperanto:
ĉaro
— rail passenger car
Esperanto:
pulmano
— rail passenger car
Estonian:
vagun
— rail passenger car
Finnish:
vaunu
— rail passenger car
French:
voiture
— rail passenger car
Georgian:
ვაგონი
(vagoni)
— rail passenger car
German:
Wagen
— rail passenger car
Greek:
βαγόνι
(vagóni)
— rail passenger car
Hebrew:
קָרוֹן
(karón)
— rail passenger car
Hebrew:
קרון נוסעים
(karon nosim)
— rail passenger car
Hebrew:
קרונות נוסעים
(kronot nosim)
— rail passenger car
Hindi:
रेलगाड़ी
(relgāṛī)
— rail passenger car
Hindi:
गाड़ी
(gāṛī)
— rail passenger car
Hungarian:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Hungarian:
kocsi
— rail passenger car
Icelandic:
vagn
— rail passenger car
Icelandic:
rúta
— rail passenger car
Indonesian:
gerbong
— rail passenger car
Irish:
carráiste
— rail passenger car
Italian:
carrozza ferroviaria
— rail passenger car
Italian:
vettura
— rail passenger car
Japanese:
客車
(kyakusha)
— rail passenger car
Kazakh:
вагон
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Khmer:
វ៉ាហ្គុង
(vaagung)
— rail passenger car
Khmer:
ទូរទេះភ្លើង
(tuu rɔɔrɔteh phləəng)
— rail passenger car
Korean:
객차
(gaekcha)
— rail passenger car
Northern Kurdish:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Kyrgyz:
вагон
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Lao:
ວາກົງ
(wā kong)
— rail passenger car
Latvian:
vagons
— rail passenger car
Lithuanian:
vagonas
— rail passenger car
Macedonian:
вагон
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Malay:
koc
— rail passenger car
Malay:
gerabak
— rail passenger car
Malay:
gerbong
— rail passenger car
Mongolian:
вагон
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Mongolian:
ᠸᠠᠭᠣᠨ
(waɣon)
— rail passenger car
Norwegian Bokmål:
vogn
— rail passenger car
Norwegian Nynorsk:
vogn
— rail passenger car
Pashto:
واګون
(wāgun)
— rail passenger car
Iranian Persian:
واگُن
(vâgon)
— rail passenger car
Polish:
wagon
— rail passenger car
Portuguese:
carruagem
— rail passenger car
Romanian:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Russian:
ваго́н
(vagón)
— rail passenger car
Serbo-Croatian:
ва̀го̄н
— rail passenger car
Serbo-Croatian:
vàgōn
— rail passenger car
Slovak:
vagón
— rail passenger car
Slovene:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Spanish:
vagón
— rail passenger car
Swedish:
vagn
— rail passenger car
Tajik:
вагон
(vagon)
— rail passenger car
Thai:
ตู้รถไฟ
(dtûu-rót-fai)
— rail passenger car
Turkmen:
wagon
— rail passenger car
Ukrainian:
ваго́н
(vahón)
— rail passenger car
Uyghur:
ۋاگۇن
(wagun)
— rail passenger car
Uzbek:
vagon
— rail passenger car
Vietnamese:
toa
— rail passenger car
Albanian:
trajner
— trainer
Arabic:
مُدَرِّب
(mudarrib)
— trainer
Arabic:
مُدَرِّبَة
(mudarriba)
— trainer
Armenian:
մարզիչ
(marzičʻ)
— trainer
Assamese:
প্ৰশিক্ষক
(proxikhok)
— trainer
Azerbaijani:
məşqçi
— trainer
Belarusian:
трэ́нер
(trénjer)
— trainer
Belarusian:
трэ́нерка
(trénjerka)
— trainer
Belarusian:
трэ́нэр
(tréner)
— trainer
Belarusian:
трэ́нэрка
(trénerka)
— trainer
Bulgarian:
треньо́р
(trenjór)
— trainer
Bulgarian:
треньо́рка
(trenjórka)
— trainer
Catalan:
entrenador
— trainer
Catalan:
entrenadora
— trainer
Chinese Mandarin:
教練 /教练
(jiàoliàn)
— trainer
Czech:
trenér
— trainer
Czech:
trenérka
— trainer
Czech:
kouč
— trainer
Danish:
træner
— trainer
Dutch:
coach
— trainer
Dutch:
trainer
— trainer
Dutch:
trainster
— trainer
Esperanto:
trejnisto
— trainer
Estonian:
treener
— trainer
Finnish:
valmentaja
— trainer
French:
entraineur
— trainer
French:
entraineuse
— trainer
Galician:
adestrador
— trainer
Galician:
adestradora
— trainer
Georgian:
მწვრთნელი
(mc̣vrtneli)
— trainer
German:
Trainer
— trainer
German:
Trainerin
— trainer
German:
Coach
— trainer
German:
Coachin
— trainer
Greek:
προπονητής
(proponitís)
— trainer
Greek:
προπονήτρια
(proponítria)
— trainer
Hebrew:
מאמן \ מְאַמֵּן
(meamén)
— trainer
Hebrew:
מאמנת \ מְאַמֶּנֶת
(meaménet)
— trainer
Hindi:
प्रशिक्षक
(praśikṣak)
— trainer
Hindi:
ट्रेनर
(ṭrenar)
— trainer
Hungarian:
edző
— trainer
Hungarian:
tréner
— trainer
Icelandic:
þjálfari
— trainer
Indonesian:
pelatih
— trainer
Irish:
cóitseálaí
— trainer
Irish:
traenálaí
— trainer
Italian:
allenatore
— trainer
Italian:
allenatrice
— trainer
Italian:
istruttore
— trainer
Italian:
istruttrice
— trainer
Italian:
coach
— trainer
Japanese:
コーチ
(kōchi)
— trainer
Japanese:
トレーナー
(torēnā)
— trainer
Kazakh:
бапкер
(bapker)
— trainer
Kazakh:
жаттықтырушы
(jattyqtyruşy)
— trainer
Khmer:
គ្រូបង្វឹក
(kruu bɑngvək)
— trainer
Korean:
코치
(kochi)
— trainer
Korean:
트레이너
(teureineo)
— trainer
Northern Kurdish:
rahêner
— trainer
Northern Kurdish:
antrenor
— trainer
Kyrgyz:
тренер
(trener)
— trainer
Latin:
exercitor
— trainer
Latvian:
treneris
— trainer
Lithuanian:
treneris
— trainer
Lithuanian:
trenerė
— trainer
Macedonian:
тренер
(trener)
— trainer
Macedonian:
тренерка
(trenerka)
— trainer
Malay:
koc
— trainer
Malay:
jurulatih
— trainer
Mongolian:
сургагч
(surgagč)
— trainer
Norwegian Bokmål:
trener
— trainer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
trenar
— trainer
Iranian Persian:
مُرَبّی
(morabbi)
— trainer
Polish:
trener
— trainer
Polish:
trenerka
— trainer
Portuguese:
treinador
— trainer
Portuguese:
treinadora
— trainer
Portuguese:
técnico
— trainer
Portuguese:
técnica
— trainer
Portuguese:
coach
— trainer
Romanian:
antrenor
— trainer
Romanian:
antrenoare
— trainer
Romanian:
coach
— trainer
Russian:
тре́нер
(tréner)
— trainer
Russian:
тре́нерша
(trénerša)
— trainer
Serbo-Croatian:
тре́нер
— trainer
Serbo-Croatian:
tréner
— trainer
Slovak:
tréner
— trainer
Slovak:
trénerka
— trainer
Slovene:
trener
— trainer
Slovene:
trenerka
— trainer
Spanish:
entrenador
— trainer
Spanish:
entrenadora
— trainer
Spanish:
míster
— trainer
Spanish:
preparador
— trainer
Spanish:
coach
— trainer
Spanish:
couch
— trainer
Spanish:
técnico
— trainer
Swahili:
mkufunzi
— trainer
Swahili:
kocha
— trainer
Swedish:
tränare
— trainer
Swedish:
coach
— trainer
Tajik:
тренер
(trener)
— trainer
Tajik:
мураббӣ
(murabbi)
— trainer
Thai:
ครูฝึก
(kruu-fʉ̀k)
— trainer
Thai:
โค้ช
(kóot)
— trainer
Thai:
ผู้สอน
(pûu-sɔ̌ɔn)
— trainer
Thai:
ผู้ฝึกสอน
(pûu-fʉ̀k-sɔ̌ɔn)
— trainer
Turkish:
koç
— trainer
Turkish:
antrenör
— trainer
Turkmen:
trener
— trainer
Ukrainian:
тре́нер
(tréner)
— trainer
Ukrainian:
тре́нерка
(trénerka)
— trainer
Urdu:
ٹْرینَر
(ṭrenar)
— trainer
Uzbek:
trener
— trainer
Vietnamese:
huấn luyện viên
— trainer
Walloon:
etrinneu
— trainer
Walloon:
etrinnresse
— trainer
Arabic:
حافلة السفر
(ḥāfila al-safar)
— long-distance bus
Arabic:
حافلة النقل الخارجي
(ḥāfila al-naql al-khārijī)
— long-distance bus
Arabic:
حافلة النقل المدني
(ḥāfila al-naql al-madanī)
— long-distance bus
Arabic:
حَافِلَة الْمَسَافَات الْبَعِيدَة
(ḥāfilat al-masāfāt al-baʕīda)
— long-distance bus
Breton:
karr-boutin
— long-distance bus
Catalan:
autocar
— long-distance bus
Chinese Cantonese:
長途巴士 /长途巴士
— long-distance bus
Chinese Mandarin:
長途汽車 /长途汽车
(chángtú qìchē)
— long-distance bus
Chinese Mandarin:
客車 /客车
(kèchē)
— long-distance bus
Wu Chinese:
客车
— long-distance bus
Danish:
rutebil
— long-distance bus
Dutch:
touringcar
— long-distance bus
Dutch:
reisbus
— long-distance bus
Dutch:
snelbus
— long-distance bus
Esperanto:
aŭtoĉaro
— long-distance bus
Finnish:
bussi
— long-distance bus
Finnish:
linja-auto
— long-distance bus
French:
autocar
— long-distance bus
German:
Reisebus
— long-distance bus
German:
Überlandbus
— long-distance bus
German:
Bus
— long-distance bus
Greek:
υπεραστικό λεωφορείο
(yperastikó leoforeío)
— long-distance bus
Hungarian:
távolsági autóbusz
— long-distance bus
Hungarian:
távolsági busz
— long-distance bus
Indonesian:
bus jarak jauh
— long-distance bus
Indonesian:
bus besar
— long-distance bus
Irish:
bus
— long-distance bus
Italian:
corriera
— long-distance bus
Italian:
pullman
— long-distance bus
Japanese:
高速バス
— long-distance bus
Japanese:
コーチ
— long-distance bus
Northern Kurdish:
otobûs
— long-distance bus
Malay:
koc
— long-distance bus
Norwegian Bokmål:
turbuss
— long-distance bus
Norwegian Bokmål:
langdistansebuss
— long-distance bus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
turbuss
— long-distance bus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
langdistansebuss
— long-distance bus
Polish:
autokar
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
carreira
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
autocarro
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
ônibus
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
autopullman
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
autocarro de turismo
— long-distance bus
Portuguese:
ônibus rodoviario
— long-distance bus
Romanian:
autocar
— long-distance bus
Russian:
авто́бус
(avtóbus)
— long-distance bus
Russian:
автобус дальнего следования
(avtobus dalʹnevo sledovanija)
— long-distance bus
Spanish:
autocar
— long-distance bus
Swedish:
buss
— long-distance bus
Swedish:
långfärdsbuss
— long-distance bus
Tamil:
கோச்
(kōc)
— long-distance bus
Thai:
รถโค้ช
(kóot)
— long-distance bus
Turkish:
şehirlerarası otobüs
— long-distance bus
Ukrainian:
авто́бус
(avtóbus)
— long-distance bus
Ukrainian:
автобус далекого прямування
(avtobus dalekoho prjamuvannja)
— long-distance bus