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gainer

gai·ner

UK/ˈɡeɪnə/ US/ˈɡeɪnɚ/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

a person who gains weight

Synonyms
2.

a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)

  • “she was clearly the gainer in that exchange”
3.

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

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Origin

From gain + -er. Compare German Gegner (“opponent, adversary”).

Phrases

  • back gainer sports
  • full gainer sports
  • half gainer sports
  • hard gainer
  • mass gainer
  • reverse gainer sports
  • weight gainer

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