jumper

noun

/ˈdʒʌmpə(r)/

/ˈdʒʌmpər/

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(British English) a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body, made of wool or cotton, with long sleeves (= arms) and no buttons synonym sweater
- a woolly jumper
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- baggy
- loose
- sloppy
- …
verb + jumper
- pull on
- knit
- make
- …
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(North American English)
(also pinafore, pinafore dress (especially in British English))
a loose dress without sleeves (= arms), usually worn over a blouse or sweater
a person, an animal or an insect that jumps
- He's a good jumper.

Word Originsenses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent. (originally meaning a loose jacket worn by sailors): probably from dialect jump ‘short coat’, perhaps from Scots jupe ‘a man's ’(later also a woman's) ‘loose jacket or tunic’, via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba.

单词	jumper
释义	jumper noun /ˈdʒʌmpə(r)/ /ˈdʒʌmpər/ jump to other results enlarge image (British English) a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body, made of wool or cotton, with long sleeves (= arms) and no buttons synonym sweater a woolly jumper Topics Clothes and Fashionc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective baggy loose sloppy … verb + jumper pull on knit make … See full entry (North American English) (also pinafore, pinafore dress (especially in British English)) a loose dress without sleeves (= arms), usually worn over a blouse or sweater a person, an animal or an insect that jumps He's a good jumper. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent. (originally meaning a loose jacket worn by sailors): probably from dialect jump ‘short coat’, perhaps from Scots jupe ‘a man's ’(later also a woman's) ‘loose jacket or tunic’, via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba.
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