gainer
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- noun
- /ˈɡeɪnər/
:
beneficiario
- Stocks ended the day mixed, with the Dow the lone gainer, up 12 points to 13,048.
- biggest gainers
- top gainers
- gainers and losers
Examples
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PHB: From what I can tell, the big gainers for Nikon in this category were the Nikon 1 and D800.
Blog text (28) -
I am the lucky gainer here, but the poem doesn't lose either.
Academic text (2008) -
High spenders are the biggest gainers:
Blog text (6) -
San Francisco, the San Francisco area, and Midtown Manhattan were the biggest gainers.
Blog text (34) -
It is we Crawleys, madam, who are the gainers by your marriage.
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Of course, if the largest gainers from a potential regime are also the most powerful states in the system, the chances of regime creation are enhanced.
Academic text (1990) -
After implementing new strategies, the company became a significant gainer in its market share, attracting many new customers.
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During the last financial quarter, the real estate sector was a major gainer, benefiting from increased demand for housing.
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As a top-performing stock, the tech startup emerged as one of the biggest gainers in today's trading session.
Synonyms
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A person who sells shares or investments to make money from a price rise
A person who quickly takes advantage of mistakes or chances to get ahead
A person who quickly gets wanted things before others
Compounds
- Specialized
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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 the person who 'gets' the advantage, benefit, or profit in a situation.