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gain·er
(gā′nər)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.
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gainer
(ˈɡeɪnə)n
1. a person or thing that gains
2. (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 the back to the diving board. Compare half gainer
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gain•er
(ˈgeɪ nər)n.
1. a person or thing that gains.
2. a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward rotation, executing either a complete somersault with entry feetfirst into the water (full gainer) or a half-somersault with entry headfirst (half gainer).
[1530–40]
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Noun | 1. | gainer - a person who gains weight |
2. | gainer - a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange" | |
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 |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
gainer
[ˈgeɪnər] n (= beneficiary) → gagnant(e) m/fgainful employment [ˌgeɪnfʊlɪmˈplɔɪmənt] n → emploi m rémunéréto be in gainful employment → avoir un emploi rémunéré
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gainer
n I was the gainer → ich habe dabei profitiert; there were more losers than gainers → es gab mehr Verlierer als Gewinner; the biggest gainer was the government → die Regierung hat am meisten (davon) profitiert
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