Jumper

Jumper

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Clothing

* Sweater, a heavy shirt usually made from wool
* Jumper dress, a sleeveless, collarless dress
* Part of a United States Navy uniform

Media and entertainment

* "Jumper" (novel), a novel by Steven Gould
** "Jumper" (film), a 2008 film adaptation of the novel
** "", a video game based on the film
** , a novel based on the film and loosely on the video game of the same name.

* "Jumper" (song), a song by Third Eye Blind
* "Jumpers", a play by Tom Stoppard
* Puddle jumper, a spacecraft in the fictional "Stargate" universe
* "Jumpers", a song by Sleater-Kinney on the album "The Woods"

Religious groups

* A member of the Welsh Methodist Revival
* A faction of the Molokan religious sect

People

* John P. Jumper- Former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

Other meanings

* Jumper (computing), an electrical connector
* Jumper (suicide), a person who kills himself by jumping from a height
* Citroën Jumper, a French van
* Jump shot (basketball)
* A person who participates in parachuting
* A type of horse used for show jumping
* A name the press used for the victims of the World Trade Center attacks who chose to jump from the World Trade Center rather than be burned alive. See The Falling Man.


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  • jumper — ● jumper verbe intransitif Faire un jump. ● jumper nom masculin (anglais jumper) En hippisme, synonyme ancien de sauteur. ● jumper nom masculin (anglais jumper, peut être de l ancien anglais de jump …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Jumper — puede hacer referencia a: Jumper, película de 2008 dirigida por Doug Liman. Jumper, novela de Steven Gould publicada en 1992. Jumper, elemento para interconectar dos terminales de manera temporal. Jumper, prenda de vestir. Jumper Pak, accesorio… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Jumper — (englisch für „Springer“) bezeichnet: die Steckbrücken auf Leiterplatten, siehe Jumper (Elektrotechnik) einen US amerikanischen Science Fiction Thriller aus dem Jahr 2008, siehe Jumper (Film) ein Kleidungsstück, siehe Pullover ein Teil der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • jumper — jump er (j[u^]mp [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, jumps. [1913 Webster] 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. [1913 Webster] 3. A rude kind of sleigh; usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jumper — jump er, v. t. (electronics) to insert a jumper[2] between the two contacts in (a circuit). See 2nd {jumper}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jumper — jump er, n. 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jumper — Ⅰ. jumper [1] ► NOUN 1) Brit. a pullover or sweater. 2) N. Amer. a pinafore dress. ORIGIN probably from dialect jump «short coat», perhaps from Old French jupe loose jacket or tunic , ultimately from Arabic. Ⅱ. jumper [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • Jumper — Jump er, n. [See 1st {Jump}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A sleeveless one piece dress, either with full… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jumper — Jumper,der:⇨Pullover …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • jumper — (n.) 1610s, one who jumps, agent noun from jump (v.). The word meaning sleeveless dress (1853) apparently is from mid 17c. jump short coat, also woman s under bodice, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fr. jupe skirt (see JUPE (Cf. jupe)). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

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