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Added 8 October 2026

jumper

/ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/ noun

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Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
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verb

To connect with an electrical jumper.

noun

A woollen sweater or pullover.
A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
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; pinafore.

Origin

From the term jump (“short coat”) + -er, originally in sailors' jargon, ultimately of uncertain origin. Jump is possibly from Scottish English jupe (“man's loose jacket or tunic”), from Middle English juype, gype, joupe, from Old French jupe, juppe, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba); see also jibba. Cognate with Middle Low German jōpe, gōpe (“waistcoat, jacket”), German Joppe (“jacket”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from jump.

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