Jumper vs. Dumper — What's the Difference?

An essential item for cooler weather.

Used for large-scale transport of materials.

A warm, knitted upper garment.

A truck with a dump bed for transporting loose material.

A piece of clothing often worn in layers.

Heavy-duty vehicle used in construction.

A casual or formal knitted sweater.

Essential for waste management operations.

A versatile wardrobe item available in many designs.

A vehicle characterized by a hydraulic dump bed.

One that jumps.

A dumper is a vehicle designed for carrying bulk material, often on building sites. Dumpers are distinguished from dump trucks by configuration: a dumper is usually an open 4-wheeled vehicle with the load skip in front of the driver, while a dump truck has its cab in front of the load.

A type of coasting sled.

To release or throw down in a large mass.

(Electricity) A wire or cable used temporarily to complete a circuit or to bypass a break in a circuit.

To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle

(Basketball) See jump shot.

To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

A saddle horse that has been trained to jump over obstacles.

To get rid of; discard

A sleeveless dress or a skirt that has an attached bib and is worn over a blouse or sweater.

(Informal) To discard or reject unceremoniously

A loose, protective garment worn over other clothes.

To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.

Often jumpers A child's garment consisting of straight-legged pants attached to a biblike bodice.

(Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.

Chiefly British A pullover sweater.

(Slang) To knock down; beat.

See jumpsuit.

To fall or drop abruptly.

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

To discharge cargo or contents; unload.

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

(Slang) To criticize another severely

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

A place where refuse is dumped

(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot

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.

An unordered accumulation; a pile.

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

(Computers) An instance or the result of dumping stored data.

A jumping spider.

(Slang) A poorly maintained or disreputable place.

The larva of the cheese fly.

Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(video games) A platform game based around jumping.

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

A woollen sweater or pullover.

Same as dump truck.

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

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

(US) 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; pinafore.

(usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.

(transitive) To connect with an electrical jumper.

One who, or that which, jumps.

A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.

A rude kind of sleigh; - usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

Spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

A loose upper garment

A sleeveless one-piece dress, either with full shoulders or straps, sometimes with only the front part of the bodice, usually worn by women with a blouse underneath.

A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other contrivances operating with a jumping motion;

A short wire, or a small plastic object containing such a short wire, used to optionally connect or disconnect two points in an electronic circuit, so as to include or exclude portions of the circuit and thus modify the function of the circuit. Such jumpers are much used to adapt add-on circuit boards for different conditions or functions within a computer.

To insert a jumper{2} between the two contacts in (a circuit). See 2nd jumper.

An athlete who competes at jumping

An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)

A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

A loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

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

A jumper is a knitted garment worn on the upper body, typically for warmth.

Consider the material, fit, and the occasion for which it is intended.

Most jumpers are knitted, providing flexibility and insulation.

Yes, some jumpers are designed to be suitable for formal settings.

Jumpers can be made from wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers.

Dumpers transport a variety of materials such as gravel, sand, and waste.

A dumper is a truck designed with a dump mechanism for transporting and unloading materials.

Yes, dumpers are also used in mining, agriculture, and waste management.

Dumpers unload their cargo through a hydraulic mechanism that tilts the dump bed.

The design, such as the knitting pattern and thickness, impacts its warmth and suitability for various occasions.

Consider the load capacity, type of material to transport, and the operating environment.