Jumper vs. Dumper

Jumper vs. Dumper — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Jumper and Dumper

Jumpernoun

Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.

Dumpernoun

A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites.

Jumpernoun

A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.

Dumpernoun

A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.

Jumpernoun

A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.

Dumpernoun

One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.

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Jumpernoun

A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

Dumpernoun

(surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.

Jumpernoun

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.

Dumpernoun

(computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.

Jumpernoun

(US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

Dumpernoun

truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity

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Jumpernoun

A jumping spider

Jumpernoun

The larva of the cheese fly.

Jumpernoun

One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

Jumpernoun

(horology) A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

Jumpernoun

(basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.

Jumpernoun

A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.

Jumpernoun

A woolen sweater or pullover.

Jumpernoun

A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.

Jumpernoun

A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.

Jumpernoun

(usually as jumpers) Rompers.

Jumperverb

To connect with an electrical jumper.

Jumpernoun

an athlete who competes at jumping

Jumpernoun

an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)

Jumpernoun

a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

Jumpernoun

a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

Jumpernoun

a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

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a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump