jumper
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that jumps.
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Basketball. jump shot.
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Sports. a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.
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Manège. a horse specially trained to jump obstacles.
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a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion.
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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.
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Also called jumper cable. booster cable.
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a kind of sled.
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Also called jumper stay. Nautical. a line preventing the end of a spar or boom from being lifted out of place.
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any of various fishes that leap from the water, as the striped mullet or jumprock.
noun
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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.
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a loose outer jacket worn especially by workers and sailors.
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British. a pullover sweater.
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jumpers, rompers.
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a boring tool that works by repeated impact, such as a steel bit in a hammer drill used in boring rock
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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
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a type of sled with a high crosspiece
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a person or animal that jumps
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derogatory a person who changes religion; a convert
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a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body
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Also called: pinafore dress. a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
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
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Wearing a green school jumper and carrying a backpack, he holds a banner reading: "Youths Against Corruption".
From BBC
They’re cartoons with real relationships, full of devilish takes on media and pop and consumer culture, with jokes that twist in the air like an Olympic ski jumper before landing on their feet going backward.
From Los Angeles Times
In a tight game throughout, Leonard gave the Clippers a 107-105 lead with 3:03 remaining on a jumper from the top of the key.
From Los Angeles Times
The men tied jumpers around their necks and the women did not get glammed up for a night out, unlike Jade in her high heels and fake lashes.
From BBC
One Leeds grandmother says her 11-year-old granddaughter is often "freezing" at school wearing her blazer, as opposed to a jumper: "That isn't conducive to children's learning."
From BBC
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