parlour-jumperparlor-jumpern.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːləˌdʒʌmpə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrlərˌdʒəmpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parlour n., jumper n.¹

Etymology: < parlour n. + jumper n.¹ Compare later parlour-jumping n., parlour-jump v.

slang (disused).

A person who robs from rooms, esp. by entering through a window.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > who enters through unlocked door or window

area sneak1819

sneaksman1819

sneak-thief1859

parlour-jumper1860

prowler1912

stair dancer1958

1860 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 23 454 Mainly as a pick-pocket, shoplifter, parlour jumper, damper drawer, or the like.

1898 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 3/2 A constable explained that the prisoner..was known as a ‘parlour-jumper’... He went in for robbing rooms.

1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xv. 170 ‘Parlour Jumpers’.. went round knocking on doors until they found a temporarily unoccupied house or flat, when they would force a way in and collect everything of value.., put it in the table cloth..and walk out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parlour-jumper
释义	parlour-jumperparlor-jumpern. Brit. /ˈpɑːləˌdʒʌmpə/, U.S. /ˈpɑrlərˌdʒəmpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parlour n., jumper n.¹ Etymology: < parlour n. + jumper n.¹ Compare later parlour-jumping n., parlour-jump v. slang (disused). A person who robs from rooms, esp. by entering through a window. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > who enters through unlocked door or window area sneak1819 sneaksman1819 sneak-thief1859 parlour-jumper1860 prowler1912 stair dancer1958 1860 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 23 454 Mainly as a pick-pocket, shoplifter, parlour jumper, damper drawer, or the like. 1898 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 3/2 A constable explained that the prisoner..was known as a ‘parlour-jumper’... He went in for robbing rooms. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xv. 170 ‘Parlour Jumpers’.. went round knocking on doors until they found a temporarily unoccupied house or flat, when they would force a way in and collect everything of value.., put it in the table cloth..and walk out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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