coach
(kōch)
[French coche, from obsolete German Kotsche, from Hungarian kocsi, after Kocs, a town of northwest Hungary (where such carriages were first made).]
noun
- A motorbus.
- A railroad passenger car.
- A closed automobile, usually with two doors.
- A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage with an elevated exterior seat for the driver; a stagecoach.
- An economical class of passenger accommodations on a commercial airplane or a train.
- Sports A person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.
- A person who gives instruction, as in singing or acting.
- A private tutor employed to prepare a student for an examination.
tr. & intr.v.: coached, coach·ing, coach·es.
- To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.
- To transport by or ride in a coach.
derivatives
- coach́a·ble
- adjective
- coach́er
- noun