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jumper

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jump·er 1  (jmpr)
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.

jump·er 2  (jmpr)
n.
1. A sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater.
2. A loose, protective garment worn over other clothes.
3. A child's garment consisting of straight-legged pants attached to a biblike bodice. Often used in the plural.
4. Chiefly British A pullover sweater.

[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.]

jumper 1
Noun
1. Brit & Austral a knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
2. US & Canad a pinafore dress [obsolete jump man's loose jacket]

jumper 2
Noun
a person or animal that jumps
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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.jumperjumper - 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.jumperjumper - a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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.jumperjumper - a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
8.jumperjumper - (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
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

jumper
Translations
jumper [ˈdʒʌmpəʳ] n (BRIT) (= pullover); jersey m; suéter m;
(US) (= pinafore dress); pichi m;
(SPORT) → saltador(a) m/f

jumper [ˈdʒʌmpəʳ] n (Brit) (= pullover); pull-over m;
(US) (= pinafore dress); robe-chasuble f;
(Sport) → sauteur/euse

jumper [ˈdʒʌmpəʳ] n (Brit) → Pullover m;
(US) (dress) → Trägerkleid nt;
(Sport) → Springer(in) m(f)

jumper [ˈdʒʌmpəʳ] n (BRIT) (= pullover); maglia;
(US) (= pinafore dress); scamiciato;
(SPORT) → saltatore/trice

jumper
n jumper [ˈdʒampə]
1 a sweater or jersey. oorbloes سُتْرَه، جارزه дамски пуловер svetr jumper; sweater die Schlüpfbluse πουλόβερ jersey džemper بلوز گشاد؛ پلیور jumpperi tricot סְוֶודֶר कूदने वाला džemper, vesta pulóver sweater golftreyja maglietta, pullover 婦人用セーター 점퍼 스커트 megztinis, džemperis džemperis baju sejuk atau jersi trui genser, jumper sweterek camisola bluză fără mâneci джемпер sveter pulover, jopica džemper jumper เสื้อถักด้วยไหมพรมหรือขนสัตว์อย่างหนา süveter, kazak 套頭衫 джемпер سر پر سے پہننے والا سویٹر یا کپڑا áo ngoài mặc chui đầu
2 (American) a pinafore dress. jurk مَريول، مِرْيَلَه сукман šatová sukně spencerkjole das Trägerkleid 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 점퍼 sarafanas priekšautkleitiņa baju pinafor overgooier ermeløs kjole båret over en bluse fartuszek saia de corpo сарафан šatová sukňa obleka brez rokavov doramak förkläde เสื้อไม่มีแขน kolsuz elbise (無袖)便服 робоча блуза بچوں یا کام کرنے والی عورتوں کا ڈھیلا ڈھالا کوٹ áo không tay便


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Furthermore, I could see from the shortness of his legs that the brute himself was no jumper and probably no runner.
I said that over the water we were not quite so generous; that with us, when a singer had lost his voice and a jumper had lost his legs, these parties ceased to draw.
The locomotive whistled vigorously; the engineer, reversing the steam, backed the train for nearly a mile--retiring, like a jumper, in order to take a longer leap.
 
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