# trainer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹeɪnə/ · frequency rank #6,308

## Definitions
1. A person who trains another; a coach.
2. A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist.
3. A running shoe or sneaker.
4. A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
5. A piece of indoor equipment allowing a bicycle to be ridden while stationary.
6. A device for encouraging the roots of a plant to grow in a certain direction.
7. Attributive form of trainers.

## Etymology
From train + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **trier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trier)
- **trains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trains)
- **traitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-traitor)
- **trapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trapper)
- **trawler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trawler)
- **trainor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trainor)
- **trainers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trainers)
- **train** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/train-vs-trainer)
- **trader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trader-vs-trainer)
- **tanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-trainer)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracer-vs-trainer)
- **trained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trained-vs-trainer)
- **trailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trailer-vs-trainer)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-trainer)
- **trainee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainee-vs-trainer)
- **trainees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainees-vs-trainer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rtainer`, `tariner`, `traienr`, `trainerr`, `trainner`, `trainre`, `tranier`, `trianer`, `trrainer`, `ttrainer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trainer