jumper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who jumps
    • as the jumper neared the ground he lost control
    • the jumper's parachute opened
  2. noun an athlete who competes at jumping
    • he is one hell of a jumper
  3. noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
    sweater.
  4. noun a coverall worn by children
  5. noun a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
  6. noun a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
  7. noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
    pinny; pinafore.
  8. noun (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
    jump shot.

WordNet

Jump"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, jumps.
  2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
  3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. U.S. J. F. Cooper.
  4. (Zoöl.) The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
  5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.
  6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
Jump"er noun
Etymology
See 1st Jump.
Definitions
  1. A loose upper garment; as: (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.

Webster 1913