coach

  • 41coach — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary Date: 1556 1. a. a large usually closed four wheeled horse drawn… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42Coach K — Mike Krzyzewski Mike Krzyzewski Michael William « Mike » Krzyzewski (prononcé cha CHEF ski), né le 13 février 1947 à Chicago, souvent surnommé Coach K est un entraîneur américain de basket ball. Il est l entraîneur mythique de l équipe… …

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  • 43Coach — Trainer; Lehrer; Übungsleiter; Tutor; Kursleiter; Bremser (umgangssprachlich) * * * Coach 〈[ koʊtʃ] m. 6〉 1. 〈Sp.〉 Betreuer u. Trainer eines Sportlers od. einer Mannschaft 2. 〈allg.〉 psycholog. ausgebildeter Berater, der bei der Bewältigung… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 44coach —    Used mainly in American sporting contexts, e.g. to the coach of a football or baseball team. It is so used in Only a Game, by Robert Daley, where a newspaper reporter says ‘We’ll take a cab, coach,’ when the latter offers some reporters a lift …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 45coach — 1 noun (C) 1 IN A SPORT (C) someone who trains a person or team in a sport: a tennis coach see teach 2 IN A SCHOOL SUBJECT (C) especially BrE someone who gives special instruction to a student in a particular subject, especially so that they can… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46coach — Coacher Coach er, n. 1. A coachman. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A coach horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. One who coaches; specif. (Baseball), one of the side at the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base runner; also called a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47Coach K — Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Krzyzewski (* 13. Februar 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US amerikanischer Basketballtrainer. Seit 1981 trainiert er die Blue Devils der Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Aufg …

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  • 48Coach — 1Coach [ko:tʃ, engl. koutʃ] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. coach, vgl. 2↑Coach>: 1. Trainer u. Betreuer eines Sportlers od. einer Sportmannschaft. 2. jmd., der anhand von wissenschaftlich begründeten Methoden einen Klienten berät u.… …

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  • 49coach — I noun 1) an air conditioned coach shuttled us to the casino Syn: bus, minibus; dated omnibus 2) chiefly Brit. a railroad coach Syn: car, carriage, wagon, compartment, van, Pullman …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 50coach — /koʊtʃ / (say kohch) noun 1. a large, enclosed, four wheeled carriage used especially on state occasions. 2. a stagecoach. 3. a bus, especially a single decker, used for long distances or for sightseeing. 4. a railway carriage. 5. a person who… …