"jammer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/ [General-American] 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. 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: 12 38 3 36 10 Disambiguation of 'device used to jam radio reception': 79 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: 12 38 3 36 10
  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: 12 38 3 36 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, 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: 24 23 3 34 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 20 19 5 42 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 14 5 54 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 0 21 21 0 5 6 1 11 4 19 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 15 7 45 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 15 6 43 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 14 6 46 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 15 5 50 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 15 7 40 14
  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: 12 38 3 36 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: game jammer, shrimp jammer Related terms: windjammer

Inflected forms

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