gainer
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪnər/
- 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.
- I'm a yo-yo Dieter, yo-yo weight gainer.
Examples
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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.
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After starting a new diet, she quickly became a gainer, noticing a steady increase in her weight over the following months.
Synonyms
A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle
A person who eats more and trains to gain muscle and weight
Compounds
- Specialized
A dive in which a diver jumps forward and does a half backward flip to enter facing the board
- Specialized
A dive where the diver jumps forward, flips backward once, and enters feet first
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gainer comes from gain ('to get') plus -er ('one who'), so a gainer is simply someone who 'gets' weight over time.