Coach Definition
kōch
coached, coaches, coaching
noun
coaches
A bus, especially one designed for long-distance passenger service.
American Heritage
A railroad passenger car.
Webster's New World
A large, covered, four-wheeled carriage used formerly as a public conveyance, with seats for passengers inside and an open, raised seat in front for the driver.
Webster's New World
An enclosed automobile, usually a two-door sedan.
Webster's New World
The lowest-priced class of accommodations on some aircraft.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- manager
- handler
- preparator
- groomer
- preparer
- tutorer
- coacher
- privatdozent
- privatdocent
- preparationist
- tutor
- private-instructor
- carriage
- passenger-car
- coach-and-four
verb
coached, coaching
To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.
American Heritage
To transport by or ride in a coach.
American Heritage
To ride in a coach.
Webster's New World
To carry in a coach.
Webster's New World
To instruct in a subject, or prepare for an examination, by private tutoring.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In or by means of coach accommodations.
Webster's New World
Origin of Coach
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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.
From Wiktionary
French coche from obsolete German Kotsche from Hungarian kocsi after Kocs , a town of northwest Hungary (where such carriages were first made)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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