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Rarejumper
The correct spelling is jumper.
How to pronounce jumper
/dʒʊmpə/
nounIPA: /dʒʊmpə/
Say it like: Jum-per
The correct spelling is jumper. Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- 2.A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- 3.A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.
- 4.A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- 5.A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
verb
- 1.To connect with an electrical jumper.
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