gainer

[ gey-ner ]

/ ˈgeɪ nər /

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noun

a person or thing that gains.

full gainer.

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Origin of gainer

First recorded in 1530–40; gain¹ + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gainer

pre·gain·er, noun

Words nearby gainer

Gail, Gaillard Cut, gaillardia, gaily, gain, gainer, Gaines, Gainesville, gainful, gaingiving, gain ground

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How to use gainer in a sentence

Austria was the third-largest gainer, with $5.1 billion in net inflows during that period.
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Among major economies, China will likely be the largest gainer in relative terms.
World Will Be 40 Percent Richer By 2018|Credit Suisse|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rochester, Minnesota, is the biggest percentage gainer, with projected job growth of 12 percent or more.
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So far from this, his ready mind already calculated how she might be a gainer by the arrangement.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

When a way has been acquired by such use, the law is strict in confining the gainer in the use of it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
I was the gainer in so, far that my mistress now belonged to me more completely, and my dream was at length realized.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)|Alexandre Dumas, fils
Then to the making up my month's accounts, and find myself still a gainer and rose to L951, for which God be blessed.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
May he, known among all tribes, win the race with his horses; may he with the help of his priests become a gainer.
Sacred Books of the East|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gainer

gainer

/ (ˈɡeɪnə) /

noun

a person or thing that gains

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 boardCompare half gainer

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