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Definition of trainers
trainers
noun - plural
- athletic footwear; "sneakers", "tennis shoes". British slang.
Those new trainers are wicked.
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- See more words with the same meaning: shoes.
Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
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