JUMPER

jumper, jump shot

(noun) (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

jumper, pinafore, pinny

(noun) a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

jumper

(noun) a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

jumper

(noun) a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

jumper

(noun) a coverall worn by children

sweater, jumper

(noun) a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

jumper

(noun) an athlete who competes at jumping; “he is one hell of a jumper”

jumper

(noun) a person who jumps; “as the jumper neared the ground he lost control”; “the jumper’s parachute opened”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

jumper (plural jumpers)

Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.

A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.

A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.

(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.

(US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

(arachnology, informal) A jumping spider

The larva of the cheese fly.

(historical, 18th century) One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

(horology) A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

(basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.

A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.

Verb

jumper (third-person singular simple present jumpers, present participle jumpering, simple past and past participle jumpered)

To connect with an electrical jumper.

Etymology 2

Noun

jumper (plural jumpers)

(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woolen sweater or pullover.

A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.

A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.

(usually as jumpers) Rompers.

Anagrams

• rejump

Proper noun

Jumper (plural Jumpers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jumper is the 9661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3360 individuals. Jumper is most common among White (75.95%) and Black/African American (12.23%) individuals.

Anagrams

• rejump

Source: Wiktionary


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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

5. (Eccl.)

Definition: A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

6. (Horology)

Definition: 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.

Jump"er, n. Etym: [See 1st Jump.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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