jumper

English

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• Rhymes: -ʌmpə(r)

Noun

jumper (plural jumpers)

1. Someone or something that jumps; eg. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
2. (chiefly UK) A woolen sweater or pullover.
3. A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
4. A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.
5. (usually as jumpers) Rompers.
6. A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.
7. A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
8. A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.

Derived terms

• high-jumper, long-jumper, triple-jumper

Translations

someone or something that jumps

Czech: skokan (cs) m. Finnish: hyppääjä (fi) German: Springer (de) m., Springerin (de) f. Hungarian: ugró (hu)

Latvian: lecējs (lv) lēcējs (lv) Maltese: qabbież (mt) m. Polish: skoczek (pl) m.

woolen sweater or pullover

Finnish: villapusero (fi), jumpperi (fi) French: pull (fr) m. Greek: πουλόβερ (el) n. Hungarian: pulóver (hu), dzsömper (hu) Italian: maglione (it) m., pullover (it) m. Latvian: džemperis (lv) m. pulovers (lv) m. svīteris (lv) m.

Maltese: ġersi (mt) m. Polish: sweter (pl) m. Russian: джемпер (ru) (džémper) m., свитер (ru) (svíter) m. Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh (gd) m. Spanish: chaleco (es)

short length of electrical conductor

Finnish: jumpperi (fi) Italian: jumper (it) m.

Russian: перемычка (ru) (peremýčka) f.

removable connecting pin (electronics)

Finnish: oikosulkupala, jumpperi (colloquial) Hungarian: jumper (hu) Italian: jumper (it) m.

Polish: zworka (pl) f. Russian: джампер (ru) (džámper) m.