jumper

¹ American  

[juhm-per] / ˈdʒʌm pər /

noun

1. a person or thing that jumps.

2. Basketball. jump shot.

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. Also called jumper cable.  booster cable.

8. a kind of sled.

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

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

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jumper ² American  

[juhm-per] / ˈdʒʌm pər /

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.

3. British. a pullover sweater.

4. jumpers, rompers.

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jumper ¹ British  

/ 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

3. a type of sled with a high crosspiece

4. a person or animal that jumps

5. derogatory a person who changes religion; a convert

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jumper ² British  

/ ˈdʒʌmpə /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of jumper¹

First recorded in 1605–15; jump + -er ¹

Origin of jumper²

First recorded in 1850–55; obsolete jump “short coat” (of uncertain origin) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Designed for outdoor swimming fans, these large overcoats can hold a lot of extras and fit over a couple of jumpers.

From BBC

Gelifen couldn’t yet fly alongside her, so she tucked him into her jumper, his beaked face protruding from the blue wool at the top.

From Literature

Once she arrived at a corporate event wearing the same jumper as one of the guests.

From BBC

Wedding, who wore a tan prison jumper over an orange shirt and socks, told Judge John Early on Monday that he had read the two indictments against him and understood his rights.

From BBC

But it was Root, like that favoured old pair of slippers or warm winter jumper, who provided the reassuring comfort in England's middle order as he crafted a peerless knock.

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