1
: a child's coverall
—usually used in plural
2
: a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usually with a blouse
3
: a loose blouse or jacket worn by workmen
4
chiefly British
: sweater sense 2a
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Connecticut's Saniya Rivers went coast-to-coast at the end of the third for a jumper at the free-throw line, tying the game at 64.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
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Self wanted Kinney to improve his jumper and become a better leader.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Connecticut's Saniya Rivers went coast-to-coast at the end of the third for a jumper at the free-throw line, tying the game at 64.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
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“Jumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumper. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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