Definition of "gainer" []

• One that gains: a gainer of weight. (noun)
• Sports A dive in which the diver leaves the board facing forward, does a back somersault, and enters the water feet first. (noun)

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• "All energy economists I know think that natural gas is the big short-term gainer from CO2 emission taxes."
• "The strongest short term gainer was Kmart, which saw spending per customer increase 33\% from $58.54 in September to $78.03 in December."
• "Instapundit being an all around gainer is very interesting I think, since he’s a libertarian, not a conservative, from what I can tell."