jump·er¹ / ˈjəmpər/ • n. 1. a collarless sleeveless dress, typically worn over a blouse. 2. Brit. a sweater. 3. hist. a loose outer jacket worn by sailors.jump·er² • n. 1. a person or animal that jumps. 2. (also jumper wire) a short wire used to complete an electric circuit or bypass a break in a circuit. 3. Basketball another term for jump shot. 4. Naut. a rope made fast to keep a yard or mast from jumping. 5. a heavy chisel-ended steel bar for drilling blast holes.

Jumper ★½ 2008 (PG-13)

Picked-on kid David (Christensen) discovers that he has the ability to teleport at will, and he uses his gift to flit around the world, rob banks, and basically do what he pleases, including pursuing his childhood crush Millie (Bilson). Enter Roland (Jackson), a member of a mysterious group that hunts and kills “jumpers” like David. Heavy action fails to cover up the weak plot and David's brattiness. Loosely based on a series of young adult novels by Steven Gould. 88m/C DVD . US Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, Anna-Sophia Robb, Max Thieriot; D: Doug Liman; W: David S. Goyer, Simon Kinberg, Jim Uhls; C: Barry Peterson; M: John Powell.

jumper loose garment for the torso. XIX. of uncert. orig.