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noun
A player of the massively multiplayer online game Animal Jam (now either the app so named, formerly Animal Jam – Play Wild!, or the desktop game renamed Animal Jam Classic).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Animal Jammer
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noun
Any device used to jam radio reception.
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noun
A musician who jams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
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noun
A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roller derby
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noun
a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: transmitter, sender
History
From jam + -er.
Etymology tree English jam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English jammer From jam + -er.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
