Gainer

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɡeɪnÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈɡeɪnÉš/

Full definition of gainer

Noun

1. One who gains a profit or advantage.
2. One who puts on weight.
3. (sports, slang) A diving (or gymnastics) maneuver (from a high-dive diving board or high diving platform) involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
• 1961, StanisÅ‚aw Lem, , chapter 4:I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs.

Derived terms

• weight gainer

Related terms

• back gainer sports
• full gainer sports
• gain
• half gainer sports
• reverse gainer sports

Anagrams

• anigre
• earing
• regain
• Regina