Jumper JUMP'ER, n. One who jumps.

jumper n 1: a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened" 2: an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper" 3: a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body [syn: sweater, jumper] 4: a coverall worn by children 5: a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections 6: a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen 7: a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing [syn: jumper, pinafore, pinny] 8: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump [syn: jumper, jump shot]

jumper I. noun Date: 1611 1. a person who jumps 2. a. any of various devices operating with a jumping motion b. any of several sleds c. a connection used to close a break or cut out part of a circuit 3. any of several jumping animals; especially a saddle horse trained to jump obstacles 4. jump shot II. noun Etymology: probably from English dialect jump jumper Date: 1850 1. a loose blouse or jacket worn by workmen 2. a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usually with a blouse 3. a child's coverall — usually used in plural 4. chiefly British sweater 2a

jumper
1.
n.
1 a knitted pullover.
2 a loose outer jacket of canvas etc. worn by sailors.
3 US a pinafore dress.
Etymology: prob. f. (17th-c., now dial.) jump short coat perh. f. F jupe f. Arab. jubba
2.
n.
1 a person or animal that jumps.
2 Electr. a short wire used to make or break a circuit.
3 a rope made fast to keep a yard, mast, etc., from jumping.
4 a heavy chisel-ended iron bar for drilling blast-holes.

jumper (jumpers) 1. A jumper is a warm knitted piece of clothing which covers the upper part of your body and your arms. (BRIT; in AM, use sweater) Isabel had on a simple jumper and skirt. = sweater, pullover N-COUNT 2. A jumper is a sleeveless dress that is worn over a blouse or sweater. (AM; in BRIT, use pinafore) She wore a checkered jumper and had ribbons in her hair. N-COUNT 3. If you refer to a person or a horse as a particular kind of jumper, you are describing how good they are at jumping or the way that they jump. He is a terrific athlete and a brilliant jumper... N-COUNT: usu adj N

Jumper \Jump"er\, n. [See 1st Jump.] A loose upper garment; as: (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.

Jumper \Jump"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, jumps. 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. 3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. 5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions. 6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. Baby jumper. See in the Vocabulary. Bounty jumper. See under Bounty.

Jumper \Jump"er\, n. A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining, Quarrying, etc.), an instrument for boring holes in rocks by percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of iron with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.

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