gainer
gainer · gainers
One who gains a profit or advantageOne who gains a profit or advantage.
UK/ˈɡeɪnə/US/ˈɡeɪnɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesOne who gains a profit or advantage.
a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
One who puts on weight.
a person who gains weight
(slang)A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
Origin
From gain + -er. Compare German Gegner (“opponent, adversary”).From gain + -er. Compare German Gegner (“opponent, adversary”).
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Forms
plural: gainersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board:full gainer
- a person who gains weight:weight gainer
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedgainB1