In modern colloquial speech, you can often hear the word "coach", "coach", "mentor". Is there a difference in the meanings of these concepts or are they identical synonyms? Where did the word come from and what is its popularity associated with in modern Russian? The trainer, the significance of which is most fully disclosed when used in sports and business environments, is becoming a popular profession due to the growth rate of the information business in various niches. What are the features of the use of the word? Let us consider in more detail below.
Value
The word is borrowed from the English language and has one main meaning. A trainer is a person who is professionally involved in the education and training of athletes and animals in order to acquire any new set skills.
Examples:
The coach wrote several examples on the board, and the whole group began to carry out the task.
The owner completely shifted the responsibility for preparing the horse for horse racing to the shoulders of the coach, and he confidently took up the job.
Frequent changes of coaches led to the fact that the girl was not able to fully prepare for sports competitions and decided to refuse to participate.
In various contexts, the word has slightly different variants of connotations, however, the ability to professionally teach something remains unchanged. The meaning of the word “trainer” in the explanatory dictionary does not reveal the fullness of modern realities and does not reflect the popularity of the concept in connection with the development of information business and coaching as such.
Morphological and syntactic features
Two components are distinguished in the structure of a word. Root: -tren- and suffix -er. It is easy to trace the analogy with the English language. "Coach" is a masculine noun, animate, of the 2nd declension. The stress falls on the first syllable. According to the classification of A. A. Zaliznyak, the word refers to the type of declension 1a.
Singular:
| Them. | trainer |
| R. | trainer |
| D. | to the trainer |
| IN. | trainer |
| Tv | trainer |
| Etc. | trainer |
Plural:
| Them. | trainers |
| R. | trainers |
| D. | partners |
| IN. | trainers |
| Tv | trainers |
| Etc. | trainers |
Origin
The word is borrowed from English and comes from trainer - trainer, instructor, trainer, teacher. In French, there is an analogue of traîneur, meaning the same thing. In the "Dictionary of Foreign Words Included in the Russian Language" A.N. Chudinov 1910 edition can find the meaning of "coach" as "undergoing training." The source is French. In the "Complete Dictionary of Foreign Words Introduced in Russian" by M. Popov, edition of 1907, the interpretation is indicated: "the one who prepares and trains the horse for horse racing and running." Analyzing the above sources, we can conclude that the word has been used for more than a hundred years. What “trainer" means in these publications has been supplemented by the realities of the modern world, namely in the field of business and education.
Synonyms
Expanding the boundaries of the vocabulary, it is useful to seek the help of dictionaries of synonyms. They will allow you to try on the concept to different contexts and make speech more figurative and expressive. "Teacher" is the main and complete synonym for the word "trainer". The meaning of the word also allows the use of the following options: mentor, trainer, instructor, trainer, rider, methodologist, training device, training person, class leader, coach, specialist.
Examples:
The instructor set the time to complete the task and pressed the "start" button on the stopwatch.
The experience and ability to achieve results among students distinguishes good coaches from amateurs.
The trainer went to the aviary to measure the parameters of the animal, and then began to fill out the table necessary to prepare for the competition.
Antonyms
Depending on the context and understanding that the trainer is a teacher, you can consider the following options of words that are opposite in meaning.
Antonyms: learner, student, ward.
Examples:
A personal example is the best methodology for training wards.
Each student had his own internship program and reporting system.
In the early days, the students could not understand what the young coach required of them, and he simply analyzed their behavior in conditions of uncertainty.
Phraseologisms and stable phrases
They allow you to give the concept imagery and remember it in an interesting context. "Coach" is a borrowed word, and phraseological units are difficult to pick up for it, but there are a number of stable phrases that it can be.
- main / senior / new / former / famous / professional / personal;
- football / basketball / chess / sports / school / racing / feline;
- child / female / army / university / playing.
Examples:
A personal trainer will accelerate progress in achieving your goals at least three times.
The school coach must adhere to a program that takes into account the characteristics of the students' age-specific psychology.
Only an army trainer could be so tough on the time frame for the assignment.
Most often the word is used in sports and general vocabulary. A trainer is a teacher in courses or training programs. In this regard, the word is also common in the field of education and business. Not only active sports, but also checkers, chess, yoga require a trainer to organize the learning process. Training of domestic and tamed animals is the same systematic process, which involves the preliminary acquisition of knowledge and skills. It is their presence that allows you to appropriate the qualifications of a coach.