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gainer

noun
/ˈɡeɪnə/UK/ˈɡeɪnɚ/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *waiþiz✻
  2. derived from *waiþanōn✻
  3. derived from gaaing
  4. derived from gain
  5. derived from *ḱóm✻
  6. derived from *ga-✻
  7. derived from *gagana✻
  8. derived from *gagną✻
  9. derived from gagn
  10. inherited from gayn
  11. suffixed as gainer — “gain + er”

Definitions

  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.
    • Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out of his pocket, and like me he is sure to be a gainer in the end.

  2. One who puts on weight.

  3. A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a…

    A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.

    • I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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Derived

hard gainer, mass gainer, weight gainer

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA