German

Noun

Jammer m ‎(genitive Jammers, no plural)

1. misery

Related terms

• jammern
• Katzenjammer

English

Noun

jammer ‎(plural jammers)

1. Any device used to jam radio reception.
2. A form of swimwear used by athletes.
   • 2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach

     As for me, I wear a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.

   • 2006, David West, 140.6 - One Man's Journey: The Metamorphosis from Casual Runner, page 62

     In early May, I was starting to swim in jammers which I was not accustomed to or comfortable wearing. I have always thought that wearing spandex is an earned privelege, not a birthright.

   • 2007, Janet Evans, Janet Evans' Total Swimming, page 5

     Enter jammers in the mid-1990s. Jammers have the look of biking shorts with skin-tight Lycra covering the thigh to mid-thigh or the knee, depending on the cut.

3. 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.
4. (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.

See also

• windjammer

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaɪ mer/

Interjection

jammer

1. sorry

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

jammer ‎(comparative jammerder, superlative jammerst)

1. unfortunate, sad
2. (used predicatively) too bad, a pity

Inflection

See also

• helaas

Verb

jammer

1. first-person singular present indicative of jammeren
2. imperative of jammeren

German

Verb

jammer

1. First-person singular present of jammern.
2. Imperative singular of jammern.