jumper

1 of 2

noun (1)

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a person who jumps

2

: jump shot

3

: any of several jumping animals

especially : a saddle horse trained to jump obstacles

4

a

: any of various devices operating with a jumping motion

b

: any of several sleds

c

: a connection used to close a break or cut out part of a circuit

jumper

2 of 2

noun (2)

jum·​per ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a child's coverall

—usually used in plural

2

: a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usually with a blouse

3

: a loose blouse or jacket worn by workmen

4

chiefly British : sweater sense 2a

Examples of jumper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Schroder drained a 3 toward the end of the third quarter then matched his high as a Warrior (20 points) with a soft-touch jumper early in the fourth. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025

Dake scored the team’s first six points in the fourth quarter on back-to-back jumpers and a couple of free throws to tie the game at 43 with 3:41 left. —Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025

And with the Terps trailing, 78-74, with 38 seconds to go, Gillespie nailed a jumper in the lane, and Rice splashed his game-winning 3-pointer to lift the team from what might have been a depressing result after Thursday’s victory. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025

Cason Wallace got off to a slow start with his jumper, though he’s come on more of late, as well. —Fred Katz, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

probably from English dialect jump jumper

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing jumper

• jumper cables
• jumper's knee
• puddle jumper
• smoke jumper

Kids Definition

jumper

1 of 2 noun

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

1

: one that jumps

2

: jump shot

jumper

2 of 2 noun

jum·​per ˈjəm-pər 

1

: a loose blouse or jacket worn by workers

2

: a sleeveless dress worn usually with a blouse

Medical Definition

jumper

noun

jump·​er ˈjəm-pər 

: one affected with latah or by the condition exhibited by the jumping Frenchmen of Maine