gainer

[gey-ner]

noun

1. a person or thing that gains. gain.

2. full gainer.

gainer

/ ˈɡeɪnə /

noun

1. a person or thing that gains

2. 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 board Compare half gainer

Other Word Forms

• pregainer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gainer¹

First recorded in 1530–40; gain ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

—Asian shares were higher, tracking U.S. moves, with technology, energy, and financial stocks among the key gainers.

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And Hertz Global Holding is the biggest one-day gainer of the season so far, soaring 36% after reporting its first profit in two years, on a bustling new business retailing cars from its rental fleet.

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares are leading Nasdaq-100 gainers on Wednesday, with one analyst cheering the company’s “game-changing” narrative that could propel the stock even higher.

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Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia rounded out the top five gainers.

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Among other gainers, C3.ai jumped 19.4% after the software company topped expectations for both profit and revenue in the latest quarter.

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