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Gainer

//ˈɡeɪnə// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who gains a profit or advantage.

    "… it is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    One who puts on weight.
  4. 4
    a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) wordnet
  5. 5
    A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation. slang

    "I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs."

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  1. 6
    a person who gains weight wordnet

Etymology

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

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