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"coach" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often trainer (7 letters).
Definitions
Trainer or instructor
Word origin
Borrowed 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.
Used in a sentence
“I have a coach waiting. During intermission, would you consent to accompany me for a cooling ride around the city?”
“football coach”
“spelling coach”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“One guiding a team”5 letters
02“Sports team leader”5 letters
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