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  • noun Plural form of faller.

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Examples

  • Most jumpers (really, they might be called fallers, because they mostly drop over the edge of a steep landing hill) landed within a few meters of one another.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN BRANCH 2010

  • "Had some 'fallers' in here last year," explained Welton briefly.

    The Rules of the Game Stewart Edward White 1909

  • The biggest airline 'fallers' were Japan Airlines, American Airlines and British Airways, down

    Media community of South Africa 2010

  • The biggest airline 'fallers' were Japan Airlines, American Airlines and British Airways, down 181, 169 and 117 places, respectively.

    rediff.com 2010

  • Lloyds Banking Group was one of the biggest fallers in the FTSE 100 after its insistence that it remained on track to report a profit for 2010 – the first time since the banking crisis – was overshadowed by impairment charges in its Irish and Australian operations.

    Lloyds on track for 2010 profit Jill Treanor 2010

  • "Ay tank you fish patrol fallers never ban so lucky as when you sail with Ole Ericsen," he was saying, when a rifle cracked sharply astern, and a bullet gouged along the newly painted cabin, glanced on a nail, and sang shrilly onward into space.

    Charley's Coup 2010

  • THE TOP 500: Risers and fallers in '09 draft class

    Guiding draft principle amid NFL's money woes: Get it right 2009

  • Despite broadly in-line earnings, M&S shares were one of the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100, down 1.3% at £3.92 by mid-morning in London, reflecting the difficult consumer environment that M&S is currently facing.

    M&S Cautious As Earnings Top Views Kathy Gordon 2011

  • You can also juice fresh fallers – a plus, because many of our trees are too tall to pick the highest fruit, even with a ladder.

    Gardens: Apple glut Naomi Slade 2010

  • Needless to say that means mining shares are among the leading fallers in the FTSE 100, which is now down 34.08 points at 5708.44.

    Surprise Chinese rate rise shakes markets Nick Fletcher 2010

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