"jammer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/ [General-American] Forms: jammers [plural]
Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ) Etymology: jam + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jam|er}} jam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jammer (plural jammers)
  1. Any device used to jam radio reception. Categories (topical): Swimwear 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 Swimwear: 21 36 3 30 11 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 30 4 34 12 Disambiguation of 'device used to jam radio reception': 78 5 2 13 2
  2. A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts. Categories (topical): Swimwear
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-dBbHxecK Disambiguation of Swimwear: 21 36 3 30 11 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 30 4 34 12
  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. Categories (topical): Swimwear
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-KtuPqCbT Disambiguation of Swimwear: 21 36 3 30 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 23 3 33 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 30 4 34 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 22 22 9 28 18
  5. (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players. Categories (topical): Roller derby, Swimwear
    Sense id: en-jammer-en-noun-dYCj8AZL Disambiguation of Swimwear: 21 36 3 30 11 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 30 4 34 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: game jammer Related terms: windjammer

Inflected forms

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