gainer
IPA: gˈeɪnɝ
noun
- One who gains a profit or advantage.
- One who puts on weight.
- (sports, slang) A diving or gymnastics maneuver, from a high diving board or platform, involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
- A surname.
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Examples of "gainer" in Sentences
- All energy economists I know think that natural gas is the big short-term gainer from CO2 emission taxes.
- Another gainer was the leisure and hospitality field, in which an additional 200 jobs were reported in March.
- Instapundit being an all around gainer is very interesting I think, since he’s a libertarian, not a conservative, from what I can tell.
- The strongest short term gainer was Kmart, which saw spending per customer increase 33\% from $58.54 in September to $78.03 in December.
- But you just gave me a great idea, Im gonna start adding some weight gainer from one of those body buildng stores like GNC to our protein feeders!
- The Internet is rife with "gainer" blogs, plus dating sites and discussion forums that glorify big bodies, with names such as Fatnesse Follies, Growing Larger, BiggerCity. com and BellyBuilders. com.
- "Short term, it's actually financially a gainer for us," Mr. Moonves said, contending shooting eight fewer episodes than this spring would save money, while airing "Men" reruns would attract nearly the same size audience.
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