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Meaning of GAINER

Pronunciation:  'geynur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  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
  2. [n]  a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"
  3. [n]  a person who gains weight
 
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 Synonyms: full gainer, weight gainer
 
 See Also: dive, diving, human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gain"er\, n.
One who gains. --Shak.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, cannonball, crash dive, dive, drop, fall, header, jackknife, nose dive, parachute jump, pitch, plunge, pounce, power dive, running dive, sky dive, stationary dive, stoop, swan dive, swoop
 

 

 

 

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