Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Coach and coachee?
English answer:
trainee/learner/student
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Feb 14, 2013 09:59
12 yrs ago
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English term
Coach and coachee?
English
Marketing
Marketing
Organizational management / HR
What's the word for the person being coached?
Is it coachee?
Is it coachee?
Responses
| 4 +7 | trainee/learner/student |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 5 +2 | coachee |
Thiago Araujo
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| 4 | employee |
Charlesp
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Change log
Feb 28, 2013 16:44: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Responses
+7
4 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
trainee/learner/student
imo
never heard of coachee
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Note added at 7 mins (2013-02-14 10:06:46 GMT)
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though COACHEE does exist as I just found out!
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/coachee
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Note added at 7 mins (2013-02-14 10:07:30 GMT)
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or CLIENT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaching
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Note added at 10 mins (2013-02-14 10:09:56 GMT)
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someone else with doubts about "coachee"
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/15515/is-coachee-...
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Note added at 18 mins (2013-02-14 10:17:58 GMT)
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really depends on the exact context as intern/apprentice can also be used but "trainee" is by far the most common general purpose word
with over 8 million ghits (coachee gets 340, 000)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainee
http://graduate.mop.ie/how-to-apply/trainee-programme
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Note added at 54 mins (2013-02-14 10:54:36 GMT)
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Yep, I think it (coachee) must be an Americanism like so many other "new" words. I heard quite a few of these when I worked for an American bank some years back, but not this one, so it must be more recent. Can't say I like it as to me it also seems "forced"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-02-14 15:12:24 GMT)
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LOL! But then "Lifecoaching" is another of those concepts (and words) that came to us during the boom years when (some) people had more money than sense!
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yes, as linguists we have a role to play in blocking these ridiculous neologisms by refusing to use them!
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-02-14 15:58:15 GMT)
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and as for "mentee"( from mentor)! surely the perfectly good word "prodigé" is much nicer??
never heard of coachee
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Note added at 7 mins (2013-02-14 10:06:46 GMT)
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though COACHEE does exist as I just found out!
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/coachee
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Note added at 7 mins (2013-02-14 10:07:30 GMT)
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or CLIENT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaching
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Note added at 10 mins (2013-02-14 10:09:56 GMT)
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someone else with doubts about "coachee"
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/15515/is-coachee-...
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Note added at 18 mins (2013-02-14 10:17:58 GMT)
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really depends on the exact context as intern/apprentice can also be used but "trainee" is by far the most common general purpose word
with over 8 million ghits (coachee gets 340, 000)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainee
http://graduate.mop.ie/how-to-apply/trainee-programme
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Note added at 54 mins (2013-02-14 10:54:36 GMT)
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Yep, I think it (coachee) must be an Americanism like so many other "new" words. I heard quite a few of these when I worked for an American bank some years back, but not this one, so it must be more recent. Can't say I like it as to me it also seems "forced"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-02-14 15:12:24 GMT)
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LOL! But then "Lifecoaching" is another of those concepts (and words) that came to us during the boom years when (some) people had more money than sense!
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-02-14 15:51:19 GMT)
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yes, as linguists we have a role to play in blocking these ridiculous neologisms by refusing to use them!
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-02-14 15:58:15 GMT)
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and as for "mentee"( from mentor)! surely the perfectly good word "prodigé" is much nicer??
Note from asker:
| I have doubts about coachee, hence my question... I'm editing text that says: "Coaching is a professional relationship in which the coach assists the coachee..." I much prefer trainee (which momentarily escaped me). I also found G hits for coachee, but it sounds so "forced" - I mean I'm all for the evolution of languages, as long as its "palatable"... ;-) Thanks for your help. |
| You would not believe what I just saw hiding in a footnote. The text I quoted was apparently written specifically for the company (I can't mention) by (are you sitting down?) The Irish Lifecoach Institute Ltd, Dublin, Ireland... Still, I could not find the actual word coachee anywhere on their website. Trainee it will be ;-) |
| Thanks again and thanks for all the agreeing peers. I too think coachee should not exist and for my part will simply ignore this neologism ;-) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
5 mins
Thiago Araujo
Brazil
Brazil
Works in field
Brazil
game loc | tourism | hotels
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
coachee
"The individual receiving coaching may be referred to as the client or coachee, or they may be in an intern or apprenticeship relationship with the person coaching them"
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks. |
5 hrs
employee
Depending upon context, it could be an employee.
Companies use coaching in personal growth, and otherwise in annual reviews. I doubt an employee would want to have themselves referred to as a "coachee," or that a coach would say: "ok, next choachee's turn."
The point is it depends upon who the individual receiving the coaching is.
Companies use coaching in personal growth, and otherwise in annual reviews. I doubt an employee would want to have themselves referred to as a "coachee," or that a coach would say: "ok, next choachee's turn."
The point is it depends upon who the individual receiving the coaching is.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Charlesp. |
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