jumper

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[ juhm-per ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that jumps.

  2. Basketball. jump shot.

  1. Sports. a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.

  2. Manège. a horse specially trained to jump obstacles.

  3. a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion.

  4. Also called jump wire .Electricity. a short length of conductor used to make a connection, usually temporary, between terminals of a circuit or to bypass a circuit.

  5. Also called jumper cable . booster cable.

  6. a kind of sled.

  7. Also called jumper stay .Nautical. a line preventing the end of a spar or boom from being lifted out of place.

  8. any of various fishes that leap from the water, as the striped mullet or jumprock.

Origin of jumper

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First recorded in 1605–15; jump + -er1

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Other definitions for jumper (2 of 2)

jumper2
[ juhm-per ]

noun
  1. a one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.

  2. a loose outer jacket worn especially by workers and sailors.

  1. British. a pullover sweater.

  2. jumpers, rompers (def. 2).

Origin of jumper

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First recorded in 1850–55; obsolete jump “short coat” (of uncertain origin) + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for jumper (1 of 2)

jumper1

/ (ˈdʒʌmpə) /


noun
  1. mainly British a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body

  2. Also called: pinafore dress US and Canadian a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater

Origin of jumper

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C19: from obsolete jump man's loose jacket, variant of jupe, from Old French, from Arabic jubbah long cloth coat

British Dictionary definitions for jumper (2 of 2)

jumper2

/ (ˈdʒʌmpə) /


noun
  1. a boring tool that works by repeated impact, such as a steel bit in a hammer drill used in boring rock

  2. Also called: jumper cable, jumper lead a short length of wire used to make a connection, usually temporarily, between terminals or to bypass a component

  1. a type of sled with a high crosspiece

  2. a person or animal that jumps

  3. Irish derogatory, slang a person who changes religion; a convert

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