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 ( def 2 ).

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 calledjumper cablejumper 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 calledpinafore 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

James made the first shot of the South Bay season, a baseline jumper similar to the one he made in Cleveland on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

The arms of her jumper had been tied together in a sling with a stone used to weigh her down.

From BBC

The center blocked two shots — including a mid-range jumper — and was a favorite target of teammates for passes in the paint.

From Los Angeles Times

Dressed in a jumper and jeans, her hair in buns held by bright blue floral bands.

From BBC

By the midpoint of the first half, he had scored amid a triple team in the paint, pump-faked a defender out of the way before burying an open jumper and added a fadeaway jumper in the lane.

From Los Angeles Times

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