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

Fellow season 43 alum Noelle Lambert, who lost her left leg in a moped accident in 2016, is also competing in this year's Paralympics as a long jumper for Team USA. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024

Top Olympians in Paris formerly competed in the NCAA, like Tara Davis-Woodhall, a long jumper, who competed at Georgia and Texas, while Katie Ledecky dominated Stanford swimming and Naomi Girma and Sophia Smith won a national soccer championship at Stanford in 2019. —Allbusiness, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Mavis is known as an accomplished professional show jumper and horseback rider. —Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024

Though the video has been deleted, users describe the jumper getting his canopy lines tangled and firing his brakes early, which could have led to him spiraling uncontrollably. —Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024

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

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