gainers

noun

plural of gainer
as in winners

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  1. winners
  2. victors
Noun
  • Inter Double winners in Italy, Inter have lost Denzel Dumfries but supplemented their squad with a bunch of Englishmen, namely the ‘Three Lions’ of John Stones, Djed Spence and Curtis Jones.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The four group winners progress directly to Thursday’s quarterfinals, while the teams that finish second and third face playoffs Tuesday or Wednesday to determine which join the group winners already through to the final eight.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One of Ford’s Model T’s initially landed in first place, but the victors were later disqualified because Ford’s team hadn’t followed the rules.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of victors
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