Jumper

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The word jumper has many meanings:

• A jumper is a garment.
  • In the United Kingdom and Australia, it is similar to the US sweater or a jersey.
  • In the US, it refers to a sleeveless collarless dress; see jumper dress.
• A jumper is a type of horse, used in the sport of show jumping.
• The term jumper is not used in the clothing sense in Canada.
• A jumper in computer electronics is a conductor used to connect two pins.
• A jumper is also a slang term for someone who commits (or attempts) suicide by jumping from a great height.
• A jumper is a parachutist; a smokejumper is a firefighting parachutist.
• Jumper (novel) is a science fiction novel by Steven Gould.
  • Jumper (film) is the film adaptation of the novel.
• Jumper (band) was a swedish pop band during the late 90's.
• A jumper in basketball terms means a jump shot.
• A song by Third Eye Blind on their first album.
• The song "Where's Me Jumper?" by The Sultans of Ping FC on their Casual Sex in the Cineplex (album).
• The Citroën Jumper (Relay in the UK)
• A Jumper is a spring on a mechanical chronograph which engages with the gear teeth of the minute counter and regulates its incremental advancement (jump).
• jumper is a person that dances on jumpstyle

The word as it refers to garments comes from the Quechua language in which chompa means "a loose, outer jacket". It was first applied to a sailor's jacket.
Jumpers may refer to:

• Jumpers is a satirical play by Tom Stoppard
• "Jumpers", a song by Sleater-Kinney from their album The Woods
• Jumpers, a nickname for a member of the Welsh Methodist revival

[edit] See also

• Loanword
• American and British English differences