"running shoes" and "trainers"

[Daruma]

Hello.

Are these called "running shoes" in AE and "trainers" in BE?

Thank you.

[bhaisahab]

Hello.

Are these called "running shoes" in AE and "trainers" in BE?

Thank you.

They are called "trainers" in BrE.

[dilodi83]

They are called "trainers" in BrE.

Are they also called "trainers" in American English?

[konungursvia]

Seldom, but yes. We'd call those runners, running shoes, tennis shoes, sneakers, depending on the region. Near the Great Lakes, they're runners or running shoes, the other two being slightly different (flat bottoms, court shoes).