Regainers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals or entities who reclaim possession or control over something lost or taken away
2. Persons who recover what was previously lost or retrieved ownership or status after a period of absence
3. Those who succeed in getting back property, rights, or position that had been lost or surrendered

Etymology: "Regainers" is the plural of "regainer," a noun meaning one who recovers something. The word is built from "regain," which came into English from French "regaigner" (to win back, to regain ground), and the suffix "-er," an Old English-derived ending that turns a verb into a noun for the person or thing doing the action. Adding "-er" to a verb is one of the most productive ways English forms agent nouns, so "regainer" follows the same pattern as "teacher," "walker," or "player." Because "regain" is itself a compound-like formation of "re-" (again) and "gain," the word literally means something like "one who gains again." The plural simply adds "-s" to the noun, so "regainers" refers to several such people or things at once.

Synonyms: recoverers, recuperators, reclaimers

Antonyms: losers, forfeitors