[ˈdʒʌmpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.

- a loose outer jacket worn by sailors.

- a pinafore dress.


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Origin:
mid 19th century (in jumper (sense 2 of the noun)): probably from dialect jump ‘short coat’, perhaps from Scots jupe ‘a man's (later also a woman's) loose jacket or tunic’, via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba

[ˈdʒʌmpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or animal that jumps
(e.g: the horse should be a better jumper this season)

- a short wire used to shorten an electric circuit or close it temporarily.

- a rope made fast to keep a yard or mast from jumping.

- a heavy chisel-ended iron bar for drilling blast holes.

- a mushroom-shaped brass part in a tap which supports the washer.


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