Coach

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kəʊtʃ/, kʰəʊtʃ
• Rhymes: -əʊtʃ
• US IPA: /koÊŠtʃ, kÊ°oÊŠtʃ
• Rhymes: -oÊŠtʃ

Origin

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.

Full definition of coach

Noun

1. A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
2. (rail) A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
3. A trainer or instructor.
4. (British) A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
5. (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
• Samuel PepysThe commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach.
6. That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

Synonyms

• (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) carriage
• (railroad car drawn by a locomotive) carriage

Derived terms

Verb

1. (sports) To train.
2. (transitive) To instruct; to train.She has coached many opera stars.
3. (intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
• E. WaterhouseCoaching it to all quarters.
4. (transitive) To convey in a coach.

Derived terms

• coachability