jumper

¹

[juhm-per]

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.

jumper

²

[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.

3. British.,  a pullover sweater.

4. jumpers, rompers.

jumper

¹

/ 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

jumper

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jumper¹

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

Example Sentences

Terence Mann's jumper lifted Brooklyn within 108-107 with 2:47 remaining but the Spurs answered with a 10-0 closing run, "Wemby" hitting two free throws and a dunk in the concluding spurt.

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They're currently using blankets and jumpers to stay warm "so we can hold off as long as possible", but they don't have a hard and fast rule about when the heating goes on.

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Sullivan wore a grey jumper and trousers while in the dock and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth, and to thank the judge.

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Ms Musvava, dressed in a bright orange winter jumper and a white hat, appeared despondent.

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"I believe these nematodes are some of the smallest, best jumpers in the world," Ortega-Jiménez says.

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