Entry revised for OED Online

trainer

DRAFT REVISION July 2007

1. d. [Attested earlier as a trade name: cf. quot. 1968.] A soft running shoe without spikes; a training shoe.

[1968 World Sports Feb. 30/1 (advt.) Gola 'Trainer'.]
1977 Gola Catal., Junior Cobra, Ideal for youngsters—a popular trainer in black leather. Padded collar, insole, tongue, and raised back.

1982 New Society 4 Mar. 344/2 Skinny teenage boys in the ubiquitous parkas, jeans and trainers. 1983 Listener 28 July 19/1 Dr. Garrow is welcome to don trainers and join the ladies I run with on Saturdays.