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Gainer vs Rainer - What's the difference?

gainer | rainer |

As nouns the difference between gainer and rainer

is that gainer is one who gains a profit or advantage while rainer is (rare) that which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.

gainer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who gains a profit or advantage.
  • One who puts on weight.
  • (sports, slang) A diving (or gymnastics) maneuver (from a high-dive diving board or high diving platform) involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
  • * 1961 , , chapter 4:
    • I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs.

    Derived terms

    * weight gainer

    Related terms

    * back gainer sports * full gainer sports * gain * half gainer sports * reverse gainer sports

    References

    * OED2

    Anagrams

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    rainer

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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