Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jumper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jumper \Jump"er\, n. [See 1st {Jump}.]
A loose upper garment; as:
(a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary
dress to protect it.
(b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jumper \Jump"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, jumps.
2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners
which are in one piece with the poles that form the
thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of the cheese fly. See {Cheese fly},
under {Cheese}.
5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain
Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was
characterized by violent convulsions.
6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to
lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
{Baby jumper}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Bounty jumper}. See under {Bounty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jumper \Jump"er\, n.
A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other
contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining,
Quarrying, etc.), an instrument for boring holes in rocks by
percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of iron
with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated
by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with
each blow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jumper
n 1: an athlete who competes at jumping
2: an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) [syn: {bounder},
{leaper}]
3: a small connector used to make temporary electrical
connections
4: a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
5: a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other
clothing [syn: {pinafore}, {pinny}]
6: a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
[syn: {jump shot}]
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