gainer

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɡeɪnɚ/ UK /ˈɡeɪnə/ See IPA manual

Freq #62539

Meanings

1

noun
a person who gains something, such as an advantage or profits

I was clearly the gainer after the bargaining went my way.
2

noun
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.
3

noun
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

noun
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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

4 noun · a dive in which the diver... full gainer

Word family

Related forms gain

Etymology

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

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# gainer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡeɪnɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡeɪnə/
**Frequency rank:** 62539

## Meanings
1. a person who gains something, such as an advantage or profits
2. One who gains a profit or advantage.
3. A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
4. 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

## Examples
- I was clearly the gainer after the bargaining went my way.
- … 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.
- I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs.

## Related Forms
- gain

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

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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