jumper

1 of 2

noun (1)

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a person who jumps

2

: jump shot

3

: any of several jumping animals

especially : a saddle horse trained to jump obstacles

4

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

jumper

2 of 2

noun (2)

jum·​per ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a child's coverall

—usually used in plural

2

: a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usually with a blouse

3

: a loose blouse or jacket worn by workmen

4

chiefly British : sweater sense 2a

Examples of jumper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After another easy basket from Dailey, Dent took on Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, stepped-back for a jumper, and benefitted from a shooter’s bounce. —Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026

Salem, an unusually smooth player for a freshman, made a 13-foot jumper in the lane to push the Villa Park lead to 53-47. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026

Knox hit a three pointer from the right wing for his first basket, but then made cuts to the hole and got passes from Trevon Brazile and Wagner to score his next pair on a dunk and short jumper at the rim. —Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026

Then at the end of the quarter, senior Saiyana Hughes knocked down her second 3-pointer of the night before Woods made a jumper to take a 12-point lead over Henry (19-3, 2-2). —Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

probably from English dialect jump jumper

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing jumper

• jumper cables
• jumper's knee
• puddle jumper
• smoke jumper

Rhymes for jumper

• bumper
• dumper
• pumper

Kids Definition

jumper

1 of 2 noun

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

1

: one that jumps

2

: jump shot

jumper

2 of 2 noun

jum·​per ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a loose blouse or jacket worn by workers

2

: a sleeveless dress worn usually with a blouse

Medical Definition

jumper

noun

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

: one affected with latah or by the condition exhibited by the jumping Frenchmen of Maine