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Ask for help > Pullover, jumper, sweater
Pullover, jumper, sweater
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helena2009
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Pullover, jumper, sweater
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Dear Friends,
Are there any differences between these words?
Thank you for your help!
Helena
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3 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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Jumper is British, sweater is American. Pullover �s s bit old fashioned. |
3 Jan 2013
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Jayho
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They all seem to be synonyms.
In Oz, we use the words jumper and windcheater.
A jumper is a knitted long sleeved buttonless garment (woollen, cotton or synthetic fibres). If it is buttoned it is a cardigan. If it is sleeveless it is a vest.
Sweater and pullover are both broadly understood but not really used. I don �t know the actual definitions - I never use those words.
A windcheater usually looks like a jumper but is made from woven fabric. It is long sleeved and usually buttonless or zippered. One that is made from fleecy fabric is often called a tracksuit top.
Hope this Aussie slant helps just a bit.
Cheers
Jayho |
3 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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I used to have a windcheater when I was a kid. My husband thinks I made the term up; never hear it nowadays. |
3 Jan 2013
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douglas
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Check the link I posted above--in America a jumper is a type of dress(not a sweater) |
3 Jan 2013
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dennismychina
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As
far as I know, a pullover is a garment made of wool. It has a crew (round) or v
neck and long sleeves. (A sleeveless pullover is called a slipover.) (A jersey/garment
with long sleeves and buttons all the way down the front is called a cardigan)
Originally,
a sweater was a garment used literally to sweat in. it was used for training. Hence
sweater. Nowadays it is used as casual dress. It was made from cotton and sometime
slightly fluffy on the inside to be more absorbent. In has a crew or round neck
and long sleeves.
A
jumper is a sloppy/comfortable pullover or sweater. Usually quite think but not
necessarily. That would be British English.
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3 Jan 2013
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