jumper

Everyday

1. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a jumper is a warm knitted top with long sleeves that you pull over your head (in the US: a sweater). tree →
2. In the US, a jumper is a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse (UK: pinafore). tree →
3. A jumper is a person or animal that jumps, like a high jumper. tree →

In the lessons

In school, a school jumper is part of the uniform, often with the school logo; label it with your name. In sports, a long jumper or high jumper takes part in athletics. In everyday life you put on a jumper when it is cold. Phrases: «woolly jumper», «school jumper», «Christmas jumper», «high jumper», «long jumper».

Examples

• Put your jumper on — it's cold outside. tree →
• My school jumper is navy blue. tree →
• Grandma knitted me a woolly jumper. tree →
• We wore silly Christmas jumpers. tree →
• He is the best high jumper in our school. tree →
• Kangaroos are amazing jumpers. tree →
• In America, a jumper is a kind of dress. tree →
• Write your name in your jumper so it doesn't get lost. tree →
• Three famous jumpers were they, as everyone would say, when they all met together in the room. tree →

Note

Countable. Big UK/US trap: UK «jumper» = US «sweater»; US «jumper» = UK «pinafore dress». Australians also say «jumper» or «jersey»; New Zealanders often say «jersey» or «jumper».