player-coach
noun/ˌpleɪə ˈkəʊtʃ/
/ˌpleɪər ˈkəʊtʃ/
- a person who trains a sports team and also plays for it
- He joined United as a player-coach but is widely tipped to be a future manager.
Word Origin1930s; earliest use found in The Times.Definitions on the go
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