1
: a one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached trousers or shorts
2
: a coverall worn by parachutists for jumping

Examples of jumpsuit in a Sentence

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In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 One recent example was a suit that looked like something Cher wore to the Met Gala, a jumpsuit with feathers. — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Ernest Joseph Roberts, 47, sat in the jury box as Linda Russell, the mother of Kameela Russell, spoke to Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alberto Milian. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Zhang appeared in court Wednesday in shackles and a white jumpsuit. — Josh Boswell, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jumpsuit

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jumpsuit was in 1944

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“Jumpsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumpsuit. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

1
: a uniform worn by parachutists for jumping
2
: a one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached trousers or shorts
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