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

Mark, who scored a team-high 17 points, hit a jumper with 37 seconds left in the game to give Texas a 66-62 lead. —Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026

Despite holding a nine-point lead with under three minutes remaining, Texas allowed NC State to crawl back into the game until Tramon Mark hit a game-winning long jumper with one second left in regulation to secure the 68-66 win in the First Four. —Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026

Enfield tied the score at 48 on an Arabella Herron jumper with 46 seconds left but Rhouddou was fouled and her free throw ended up being the game-winner. —Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026

Brunson’s step-back midrange jumper pushed the Knicks lead back to three, but Podziemski’s high-arcing layup got the deficit back to one with a minute remaining. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 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