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GAINER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Synonyms:

full gainer; gainer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gainer" is a kind of...):

dive; diving (a headlong plunge into water)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

she was clearly the gainer in that exchange

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gainer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

gain (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)

gain (win something through one's efforts)

gain (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)

gain (derive a benefit from)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who gains weight

Synonyms:

gainer; weight gainer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gainer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

gain (increase (one's body weight))

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