jumper
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
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.
- Significantly more cervical spine injuries were seen in fallers as opposed to jumpers.
- With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers.
A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
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An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train
An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- For coupling between the cars of a three-car set 19 core jumpers are provided for control and auxiliary train cables, a positive bus line, and an auxiliary power jumper for heating circuits.
A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a…
A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the…
A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- a jumper was found prepared to receive Mrs. Willoughby ; and the horse being led by the Captain himself , a passage through the forest was effected as far as the head of the Otsego
A jumping spider.
The larva of the cheese fly.
One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent…
One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.
A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump
A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of…
A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- In nuclear plants, robots toil for hours at a time in highly radioactive areas in place of hundreds of employees, called jumpers or glowboys, who worked in short relays so as to minimize their exposure.
A platform game based around jumping.
- This is an extremely hard to find platform jumper centered around everyone's favorite dot eating hero.
Ellipsis of smokejumper.
To connect with an electrical jumper.
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,…
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.
Rompers.
The shirt worn by the players
The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
A surname.
The neighborhood
- neighborjumpster
Derived
Aran jumper, baby jumper, baby-jumper, bandwagon jumper, BASE jumper, blade jumper, bonding jumper, border jumper, bounty jumper, buckjumper, bungee jumper, bungy jumper, claim jumper, counterjumper, high-jumper, high jumper, hoop-jumper, hoop jumper, jack jumper, jumper cable, jumperism, jumper punch, kite jumper, long jumper, long-jumper, lumpy jumper, puddle jumper, puddle-jumper, queue-jumper, rattler-jumper, rock-jumper, ship-jumper, show jumper, ski jumper, smokejumper, smoke jumper, tree jumper, triple-jumper, triple jumper, waka-jumper · +2 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at jumper. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at jumper. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at jumper
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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