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gainer

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gain·er  (gnr)
n.
1. One that gains: a gainer of weight.
2. Sports A dive in which the diver leaves the board facing forward, does a back somersault, and enters the water feet first.

gainer [ˈgeɪnə]
n
1. a person or thing that gains
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Also called full gainer a type of dive in which the diver leaves the board facing forward and completes a full backward somersault to enter the water feet first with his back to the diving board Compare half gainer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gainer - a person who gains weight
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.gainer - a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
3.gainer - 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
dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water
Translations
gainer [ˈgeɪnəʳ] N to be the gainersalir ganando
gainer [ˈgeɪnər] n (= beneficiary) → gagnant(e) m/f
gainful employment [ˌgeɪnfʊlɪmˈplɔɪmənt] nemploi m rémunéré
to be in gainful employment → avoir un emploi rémunéré
gainer
n I was the gainerich habe dabei profitiert; there were more losers than gainerses gab mehr Verlierer als Gewinner; the biggest gainer was the governmentdie Regierung hat am meisten (davon) profitiert


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I feel sure that if all the other Old Masters were lost and only these two preserved, the world would be the gainer by it.
Now what interest in the world, then, is there left - what interest in the world can you possibly represent - which can be the gainer by your present action?
Considerate men, of every description, ought to prize whatever will tend to beget or fortify that temper in the courts: as no man can be sure that he may not be to-morrow the victim of a spirit of injustice, by which he may be a gainer to-day.
 
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