gainer

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: pessoa que ganha peso; pessoa que obtém uma vantagem ou lucro; ou um tipo de salto ornamental em que o atleta faz um mortal para trás e entra na água com os pés, de costas para a plataforma.

A noun with multiple meanings: a person who gains weight, a person who gains an advantage or profits, or a type of dive where the diver performs a backward somersault and enters the water feet first facing away from the board.

1. Weight gainerB1informal

   A person who gains weight, often intentionally through diet or exercise.

   Ganhador de peso

   • He's a slow gainer, so he eats high-calorie foods.
   • The supplement is popular among weight gainers.
   • She's a natural gainer and puts on muscle easily.

   Antônimosdieterloser

2. Beneficiary or profiteerB2formal

   A person who gains an advantage, profit, or benefit from a situation.

   Beneficiário

   • The company was the main gainer from the new trade deal.
   • Investors were the biggest gainers in the stock market rally.
   • He was a clear gainer in the negotiation process.

   Sinônimosbeneficiaryearnerprofiteerrecipientwinner

   Antônimosloser

3. Diving moveC1formalsport

   A type of dive where the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first, facing away from the board.

   Salto gainer

   • She performed a perfect gainer off the high board.
   • The gainer is considered an advanced diving technique.
   • He practiced the gainer repeatedly to perfect his form.