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jumper: Meaning and Definition of
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jump•er
Pronunciation:
( jum'p
u
r),
[key]
— n.
a person or thing that jumps.
See
a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.
a horse specially trained to jump obstacles.
a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion.
Also calleda short length of conductor used to make a connection, usually temporary, between terminals of a circuit or to bypass a circuit.
Also calledSee
a kind of sled.
Also calleda line preventing the end of a spar or boom from being lifted out of place.
any of various fishes that leap from the water, as the striped mullet or jumprock.
jump•er
Pronunciation:
( jum'p
u
r),
[key]
— n.
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.
a loose outer jacket worn esp. by workers and sailors.
a pullover sweater.
rompers.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
jumper
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jumped-up
jumper ant
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