jumper
10
2.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌmpər/
- UK
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jersey
- She received a lovely knitted jumper as a gift for her birthday.
- wear a jumper
- put on a jumper
- get a jumper
Put on your snowman jumper and take a seat.
- Put on your snowman jumper and take a seat.
- Cable knit jumpers, high necks, jumper dresses, Just general coziness.
- This is my kith jumper that I spill katsu on.
- Another good purchase it is a jumper like this with the long sleeves.
- My shirts don't fit, my jumpers don't fit, my cardigans they don't fit.
Examples
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Blond curls covered the girl's face, which was buried in her blue jumper.
Fiction book (1997) -
Oh my God, fluffy cropped jumper with clouds on it.
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Each of the boys got a Christmas jumper to wear on Christmas Day as well.
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Got this pink jumper which is so soft.
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Oh this actually matches my jumper perfectly.
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Guys, this is like the softest jumper I have ever owned.
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Put on your snowman jumper and take a seat.
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That's a sweet little jumper there, buddy.
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It's freezing and I've got no jumper.
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When I fell, I ripped my jumper and stained my shirt.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
421
1.0
A warm knitted top with long sleeves that you pull on over your head
40
2.9
A sweater with a high folded collar that covers the neck
Compounds
- US
6
3.2
A short cable with clamps used to connect a dead car battery to another car's battery to start the engine
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who moves onto someone else's land, often a mining claim, without permission
- UK
Short wire with clips at each end that makes a temporary electrical connection between two points
- Specialized
A short wire on a sailboat that keeps the mast top straight and sends pull from back to front
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jumper in British English means a knitted sweater and comes from jump + -er; think of a warm top you 'jump into' when it gets cold, much like a pullover, which shows why the word now means a cozy upper garment.