"jammer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jammer.wav Forms: jammers [plural]
Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ) Etymology: From jam + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|jam|-er|id2=agent noun}} jam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jammer (plural jammers)
  1. Any device used to jam radio reception. Translations (device used to jam radio reception): stoorzender [masculine] (Dutch), häirintälähetin (Finnish), häirintälaite (Finnish), brouilleur [masculine] (French), Störsender [masculine] (German), Jammer [masculine] (German), zakłócacz [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-XhnomH1t Disambiguation of 'device used to jam radio reception': 76 6 2 15 2
  2. A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts.
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-dBbHxecK Categories (other): Swimwear Disambiguation of Swimwear: 7 59 2 25 8
  3. A musician who jams.
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-D0cyx3zb
  4. A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-KtuPqCbT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 24 4 34 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 18 16 6 40 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 5 50 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 15 9 38 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 15 7 39 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 13 8 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 14 6 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 15 8 37 18
  5. (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-dYCj8AZL Categories (other): Roller derby
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: game jammer, gearjammer, shrimp jammer Related terms: windjammer

Inflected forms

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