Jumper Definition

jŭmpər
jumpers
noun
jumpers
A type of coasting sled.
American Heritage
One that jumps.
American Heritage
A sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater.
American Heritage
A short length of wire used temporarily to complete a circuit or to bypass a break in a circuit.
American Heritage
A boring tool that operates with an up-and-down jumping motion.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To connect with an electrical jumper.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Jumper

Noun

Singular:
jumper
Plural:
jumpers

Origin of Jumper

  • 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 gbb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From sailor dialectical jump "short coat," probably from Scots English jupe "a man's loose jacket or tunic," via Old French from Arabic جوبّة; see also jibba.

    From Wiktionary

  • See jump.

    From Wiktionary

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