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The definition of a trainer is a person who conditions animals or people to do something, be capable of something or behave in a certain way.

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  1. A person who teaches dolphins to perform tricks at Sea World is an example of a dolphin trainer.
  2. A person who prepares a boxer to win a fight is an example of a trainer.

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See trainer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person who trains; specif.,
    1. a person who trains animals, as racehorses, show dogs, circus beasts, etc.
    2. a person who trains, provides first aid for, etc. athletes in competition
    1. something, as an apparatus, used in training
    2. a flight simulator or special aircraft used to train pilots

See trainer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One who trains, especially one who coaches athletes, racehorses, or show animals.
  2. A contrivance or apparatus used in training.
  3. A member of a naval gun crew who trains cannons horizontally.

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