jumper

jump·er ¹

 (jŭm′pər)

n.

1. One that jumps.

2. A type of coasting sled.

3. Electricity A short length of wire used temporarily to complete a circuit or to bypass a break in a circuit.

4. Basketball See jump shot.

5. A saddle horse that has been trained to jump over obstacles.

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jump·er ²

 (jŭm′pər)

n.

1. A sleeveless dress or a skirt that has an attached bib and is worn over a blouse or sweater.

2. A loose, protective garment worn over other clothes.

3. often jumpers A child's garment consisting of straight-legged pants attached to a biblike bodice.

4. Chiefly British A pullover sweater.

5. See jumpsuit.

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[Probably from jump, short coat, perhaps from obsolete jup, bodice, from obsolete French juppe, from Old French jupe, jube, from Italian giuppa, giubba, from Arabic jubba, long garment with wide open sleeves, from jabba, to cut; see gbb in Semitic roots.]

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jumper

(ˈdʒʌmpə)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body

2. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: pinafore dress US and Canadian a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater

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

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jumper

(ˈdʒʌmpə)

n

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

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

3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a type of sled with a high crosspiece

4. a person or animal that jumps

5. derogatory slang Irish a person who changes religion; convert

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jump•er¹

(ˈdʒʌm pər)

n.

1. a person or thing that jumps.

2. a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.

3. a horse trained to jump obstacles.

4. jump shot.

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

6. a short length of conductor used to make an electrical connection between terminals of a circuit or to bypass a circuit.

7. Also called jump′er ca`ble. booster cable.

8. a kind of sled.

9. any of various fishes that leap from the water.

[1605–15]

jump•er²

(ˈdʒʌm pər)

n.

1. a sleeveless dress, or a skirt with a bib and straps or with an open-sided bodice, usu. worn over a blouse.

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

3. Brit. a pullover sweater.

[1850–55; obsolete jump short coat (orig. uncertain) + -er¹]

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jumper

- First a loose jacket worn by sailors, from jump, "a short coat."

See also related terms for sailors.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

jumper

A sleeveless, one-piece dress usually worn over a blouse or sweater.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jumper - a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" parachute jumper, parachuter, parachutist - a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
	2.	jumper - an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper" athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports leaper, bounder - someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) hopper - someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children" ski jumper - a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump)
	3.	jumper - a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body sweater cardigan - knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" neckband - a band around the collar of a garment neckline - the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck pullover, slipover - a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head polo-neck, turtle, turtleneck - a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	4.	jumper - a coverall worn by children coverall - a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing
	5.	jumper - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead - a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
	6.	jumper - a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen jacket - a short coat
	7.	jumper - a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing pinafore, pinny dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	8.	jumper - (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump jump shot basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

jumper

noun sweater, top, jersey, cardigan, woolly, pullover You can't go wrong with a baggy jumper.

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Translations

بُلُوزَةٌ صُوفِيّسُتْرَه، جارزهمَريول، مِرْيَلَه

svetršatová sukně

jumperspencerkjolesweater

SpringerSpringerinTrägerkleidPulloverSchlüpfbluse

πουλόβερ

pichisuéter

hyppääjäjumpperivillapaitavillapusero

chasublepullpull-over

džemper

golftreyjaskokkur; kjóll meî áfestri smásvuntu

maglionesaltatorepullovergolfinomaglia [da donna]

セーター

점퍼

džemperissarafanas

džemperislecējslēcējspriekšautkleitiņapulovers

trui

ermeløs kjole båret over en blusegenser

skoczeksweter

camisolasuéter

джемперперемычка

šatová sukňa

jopicapulover

tröja

เสื้อไหมพรมสวมหัว

kazakkolsuz elbisesüveter

áo len chui đầu

套头外衣套头衫无袖便服

jumper

[ˈdʒʌmpəʳ]

A. N

1. (Sport) → saltador(a) m/f

2. (Brit) (= sweater) → jersey m, suéter m

3. (US) (= pinafore dress) → falda f tipo mono, pichi m

B. CPD jumper cables NPL (US) = jump leads
see jump D

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jumper

[ˈdʒʌmpə^r] n

(British) (= pullover) → pull-over m

(US) (= pinafore dress) → robe chasuble fjumper cables npl (US) → câbles mpl de démarrage (pour batterie)jumping-off point [dʒʌmpɪŋˈɒf] n → tremplin m
a jumping-off point for sth → un tremplin pour qchjumping rope [ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ] n (US) → corde f à sauterjump jet n → avion m à décollage verticaljump jockey n → jockey m de steeple-chasejump leads [ˈdʒʌmpliːdz] npl (British) → câbles mpl de démarrage (pour batterie)jump rope n (US) → corde f à sauterjump-start [ˈdʒʌmpstɑː^rt] vt

[+ car] (by pushing) → démarrer en poussant; (with jump leads) → démarrer avec des câbles (de démarrage)

(fig) [+ project, situation] → faire redémarrer promptementjumpsuit [ˈdʒʌmpsuːt] n → combinaison f, combinaison-pantalon f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jumper

n

(= garment) (Brit) → Pullover m; (US: = dress) → Trägerkleid nt

(= person) → Springer(in) m(f); (= animal) → Springer m

(Comput) → Steckbrücke f, → Jumper m

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jumper

[ˈdʒʌmpəʳ] n (Brit) (sweater) → maglione m (Am) (pinafore dress) → scamiciato (Sport) → saltatore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jumper

(ˈdʒampə) noun

1. a sweater or jersey. oorbloes سُتْرَه، جارزه дамски пуловер suéter svetr die Schlüpfbluse jumper; sweater πουλόβερjersey džemper بلوز گشاد؛ پلیور neulepusero tricotסוודר कूदने वाला džemper, vesta pulóver sweater golftreyja maglietta, pullover 婦人用セーター 점퍼, 스웨터 megztinis, džemperis džemperis baju sejuk atau jersi truigenser, jumper sweterek جمپر، لمن(بلوز): دكارګرانواوږدكوټ، سدرۍډوله اوبدل شوې جامه چه ښځى يىدلمنىسره اغوندې camisola bluză fără mâneci джемпер sveter pulover, jopica džemper jumper เสื้อถักด้วยไหมพรมหรือขนสัตว์อย่างหนา süveter, kazak 毛衣，套頭毛衣 джемпер سر پر سے پہننے والا سویٹر یا کپڑا áo ngoài mặc chui đầu 套头衫

2. (American) a pinafore dress. jurk مَريول، مِرْيَلَه сукман vestido sem mangas šatová sukně das Trägerkleid spencerkjole μαθητική ποδιά pichi pihikseelik پیشبند liivihame chasuble חולצה מלחים स्वेटर pregačica kötényruha baju yang dipakai dengan blus di dalamnya skokkur; kjóll með áfestri smásvuntu scamiciato ジャンパー (어린이용의) 소매 없는 원피스, 점퍼 스커트 sarafanas priekšautkleitiņa baju pinafor overgooierermeløs kjole båret over en blusefartuszek سدرۍډوله اوبدل شوې جامه چه ښځى يىدلمنىسره اغوندې saia de corpo сарафан šatová sukňa obleka brez rokavov doramak förkläde เสื้อไม่มีแขน kolsuz elbise (美國)無袖連身裙 робоча блуза بچوں یا کام کرنے والی عورتوں کا ڈھیلا ڈھالا کوٹ áo không tay （美国）无袖便服

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jumper

→ بُلُوزَةٌ صُوفِيّ svetr jumper Pullover πουλόβερ suéter villapaita pull džemper maglione セーター 점퍼 trui genser skoczek camisola, suéter джемпер tröja เสื้อไหมพรมสวมหัว kazak áo len chui đầu 套头外衣

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• Do you have jumper cables? (US)
  Do you have any jump leads? (UK) → هَلْ لَدَيْكَ أَسْلاكُ تَوْصِيلِ البَطَّاريَّةِ؟ → Nemáte startovací kabely? → Har de nogle startkabler? → Haben Sie Starthilfekabel? → Έχετε καλώδια για τη μπαταρία; → ¿Tiene pinzas de batería? → Onko teillä käynnistyskaapelia? → Vous avez des câbles ? → Imate li kleme? → Ha dei cavi caricabatteria? → ブースターケーブルはありますか？ → 점프선 있어요? → Hebt u startkabels? → Har du startkabler? → Czy dostanę kable rozruchowe? → O senhor tem cabos de ignição? → У Вас есть провод для запуска двигателя от внешнего источника? → Har ni några startkablar? → คุณมีสายต่อหม้อแบตเตอรี่ไหม? → Ateşleme kablonuz var mı? → Bạn có dây nối điện không? → 您有跨接电线吗？

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