jumper2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌmpə/

noun

  • 1a person or animal that jumps: the horse should be a better jumper this season other players in the line-out may only move when the jumper has touched the ball an Olympic jumper
  • 2 (also jumper wire) a short wire used to shorten an electric circuit or close it temporarily.
  • 3 Nautical a rope made fast to keep a yard or mast from jumping.
  • 4a heavy chisel-ended iron bar for drilling blast holes.
  • 5a mushroom-shaped brass part in a tap which supports the washer.