jumper

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noun (1)

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər How to pronounce jumper (audio)
1
: a person who jumps
2
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

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noun (2)

jum·​per ˈjəm-pər How to pronounce jumper (audio)
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

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Noun
Even Booker, who has the most aesthetically-pleasing jumper on the Suns, had positive things to say about Dunn’s technique. Shane Young, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Moments later a second flag-bearing jumper is seen sailing over the target, coming down among the onlookers. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Moody got to the line to open the second half then hit a pull-up jumper, getting his defender to stumble on a drive in isolation. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Ionescu, who also had nine rebounds and five assists, came up huge in the clutch, getting the Liberty back ahead with a lay-up and a 15-foot jumper and then also converting three free throws late to push the lead to four with eight seconds on the clock. George Ramsay, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jumper 

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of jumper was in 1611

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Cite this Entry

“Jumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumper. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

jumper

1 of 2 noun
jump·​er ˈjəm-pər How to pronounce jumper (audio)
1
: one that jumps
2

jumper

2 of 2 noun
jum·​per ˈjəm-pər How to pronounce jumper (audio)
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 How to pronounce jumper (audio)
: one affected with latah or by the condition exhibited by the jumping Frenchmen of Maine
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