jumper

B1 Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/ UK /ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/ See IPA manual

Freq #9865

Meanings

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

noun
A person who jumps.

As the jumper neared the ground, she lost control.
3

noun
A short wire used to make a temporary electrical connection.

He used a jumper to bridge the two terminals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a short wire used to make a... jump wire

Word family

Forms jumpers

Derived forms baby-jumperbuckjumpercounterjumperhigh-jumperhoop-jumperjumperismjumperlessjumperlikelong-jumperpuddle-jumperqueue-jumperrattler-jumper

Related forms jumpster

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Phrases (2)

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parachute jumper
a person who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute

Noun + noun
ski jumper
a skier who competes by jumping through the air from a ramp

Noun + noun

Etymology

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.

juype Middle English jupe Old French جُبَّة Arabic ج ب ب Arabic

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Topics

The Human Body

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# jumper

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/
**Frequency rank:** 9865

## Meanings
1. A knitted piece of clothing worn on the upper body for warmth; a sweater (British English).
2. A person who jumps.
3. A short wire used to make a temporary electrical connection.

## Examples
- It was cold, so she pulled on a thick woollen jumper.
- As the jumper neared the ground, she lost control.
- He used a jumper to bridge the two terminals.

## Derived Forms
- baby-jumper
- buckjumper
- counterjumper
- high-jumper
- hoop-jumper
- jumperism
- jumperless
- jumperlike
- long-jumper
- puddle-jumper
- queue-jumper
- rattler-jumper

## Related Forms
- jumpster

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: juype
- Root: jupe
- Root: جُبَّة
- Root: ج ب ب

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Jumper comes 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes ج ب ب.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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