jumper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A knitted piece of clothing worn on the upper body for warmth; a sweater (British English).

   It was cold, so she pulled on a thick woollen jumper.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who jumps.

   As the jumper neared the ground, she lost control.

3. 3
   noun

   A short wire used to make a temporary electrical connection.

   He used a jumper to bridge the two terminals.

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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