JUMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jumper mean? 

• JUMPER (noun)
  The noun JUMPER has 8 senses:

1. a person who jumps

2. an athlete who competes at jumping

3. a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

4. a coverall worn by children

5. a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

6. a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

7. a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

8. (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

  Familiarity information: JUMPER used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUMPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who jumps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the jumper's parachute opened

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumper"):

parachute jumper; parachuter; parachutist (a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An athlete who competes at jumping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

he is one hell of a jumper

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumper"):

bounder; leaper (someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition))

hopper (someone who hops)

ski jumper (a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump))

Instance hyponyms:

Carl Lewis; Frederick Carleton Lewis; Lewis (United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jumper; sweater

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Meronyms (parts of "jumper"):

neckline (the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck)

neckband (a band around the collar of a garment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumper"):

cardigan (knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper)

pullover; slipover (a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head)

polo-neck; turtle; turtleneck (a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A coverall worn by children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumper"):

booster cable; jumper cable; jumper lead; lead (a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jumper; pinafore; pinny

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)

Sense 8

Meaning:

(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jump shot; jumper

Hypernyms ("jumper" is a kind of...):

basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)

Domain category:

basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)

 Context examples 

Of the centre table I could make nothing, until in your description of Gilchrist you mentioned that he was a long-distance jumper.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The famous Master of the Ring was clad in honour of the occasion in a most resplendent scarlet coat worked in gold at the buttonholes, a white stock, a looped hat with a broad black band, buff knee-breeches, white silk stockings, and paste buckles—a costume which did justice to his magnificent figure, and especially to those famous balustrade calves which had helped him to be the finest runner and jumper as well as the most formidable pugilist in England.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)