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gainer

gainer

6.0
A person who gains body weight over time
  • noun
  • /ˈɡeɪnər/
translation icon : persona que gana peso
  • As a committed health enthusiast, he always tracks his progress, proud to be a gainer during his muscle-building phase.
  • a hard gainer

I'm a yo-yo Dieter, yo-yo weight gainer.

Examples

  • I'm not saying that diet soda is healthy, but it is definitely not a weight-gainer!

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  • It doesn't matter really what genetic structure you have; if you're a hardgainer or easy gainer, it doesn't matter.

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  • He always had plenty of wet and poopy diapers and was gaining weight even though he was never a good weight gainer (and still isn't).

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  • Many bodybuilders refer to themselves as gainers because they focus on building muscle and increasing their weight.

  • After starting a new diet, she quickly became a gainer, noticing a steady increase in her weight over the following months.

Synonyms

weight gainer
vsgainer
4.2

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

gains weight generally from lifestyle rather than for deliberate improvement
bulker
vsgainer
  • Jargon
8.1

A person who eats more and trains to gain muscle and weight

aims to gain muscle specifically rather than general body weight

Compounds

half gainer
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A dive in which a diver jumps forward and does a half backward flip to enter facing the board

full gainer
  • Specialized
9.5

A dive where the diver jumps forward, flips backward once, and enters feet first

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

A high calorie drink used to help a person become heavier and build muscle

Surface Forms

gainer singular
gainers plural

Morphology

gainer = gain (transparent) = gain + er

Standard agent/participant formation: a person who gains (weight) is directly described by 'gain' + '-er'.

Etymology

Gainer comes from gain ('to get') plus -er ('one who'), so a gainer is simply someone who 'gets' weight over time.