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jumper (jum′pər)

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that jumps
  2. ☆ a kind of sled
  3. a short wire to close a break in, or cut out part of, a circuit, or to make a temporary electrical connection
  4. ☆ Basketball jump shot
  5. Mining a boring tool that operates with an up-and-down jumping motion
jumper2 definition

jumper (jum′pər)

noun

  1. a loose jacket or blouse; specif.,
    1. one worn by workmen to protect clothing
    2. one with a wide collar hanging down in back, worn by sailors
  2. a sleeveless dress for wearing over a blouse or sweater
  3. ☆ rompers

Etymology: < earlier dial. jump, short coat, prob. altered (infl. by jump) < Fr jupe (? via Sp aljuba, Moorish garment) < Ar al jubbah < al, the + jubbah, jubbah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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jumper Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • knit: Soon he'll be knitting jumpers for all of you!

Preposition: on

  • motherboard: Otherwise they will be disabled by setting jumpers on the motherboard.

Adjective modifier

  • wooly: Best Buy: Red, wooly jumper, £ 9.99 from Gap.

Modifies a noun

  • cable: He sees a set of jumper cables in his trunk.

Noun used with modifier

  • cashmere: I will be making cashmere jumpers to go with the skirts.

Preposition: for

  • goalpost: Barking out orders from center half, small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts, mm.
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