/kəʊtʃ/

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Meaning

A person who trains a sports team, or who helps someone get better at a skill.

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Word origin

From Hungarian kocsi, a cart from the town of Kocs. The teaching sense came later, from the idea of carrying a student along.

Origin
Hungarian
Root
kocsi

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcoaches

Examples

.

A coach trains a sports team.

singing .

A coach can help with any skill.

Britain .

The word "coach" carries this second meaning too.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 1: coach, introduce, necessary and 7 more words.