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jumper

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1. jumper - Noun

2. jumper - Verb

3. Jumper - Proper noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, jumps.

A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.

A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

A loose upper garment

A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it.

A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Men always look smart in a well-fitted, tailored suit. Conversely, they can be incredibly handsome in jeans combined with a cashmere jumper or a beaten-up leather jacket or even just a cotton T-shirt. Tamara Mellon

It is better to have one seven-foot jumper on your team than any number of six-foot jumpers. Frederick Terman

When I was younger, I used to be a high jumper before I switched to hurdles. Liu Xiang

You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home. Allen Carr

I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian. John Raese

I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper. Lily James

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