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   Coach

   /kōCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. an athletic instructor or trainer: "a football coach"
   • ▪ a tutor who gives private or specialized teaching.

   verb

   • 1. train or instruct (a team or player): "he has coached the Edmeston Panthers for six years"
   • ▪ give (someone) extra or private teaching: "he was coached to speak more slowly and curb his hand gestures"
   • ▪ teach (a subject or sport) as a coach: "a Washington realtor who coaches soccer"
   • ▪ prompt or urge (someone) with instructions: "he had improperly coached the witness to testify more credibly"

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a verb): figuratively from coach1.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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