n. A diving (or gymnastics) maneuver (from a high-dive diving board or high diving platform) involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who gains.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who gains or obtains profit, interest, or advantage.
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n. a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
n. a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
n. a person who gains weight
Word Usage
"All energy economists I know think that natural gas is the big short-term gainer from CO2 emission taxes."