sweater

sweater

sweater [noun]

a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body SYN jumper

US /ˈswet̬.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈswet.ər/ 

ژاكت‌، پوليور

مثال: 

Put a sweater on if you're cold.

a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body SYN jumper

معادل فارسی: 

ژاكت‌، پوليور

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sweater

 noun
a warm piece of clothing with long sleeves, which you wear on the top part of your body

word building
Other words for sweater are jersey, jumper and pullover. Sweaters are often made of wool. A cardigan is a sweater that fastens at the front like a jacket.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sweater

sweater /ˈswetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: sweat; because it was originally worn when doing exercise, to make you sweat]

a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of your body SYN jumper British English
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sweater

sweat·er [sweater sweaters]   [ˈswetə(r)]    [ˈswetər]  noun
 

a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves. In British English the word is used to describe a piece of clothing with no buttons. In American English a sweater can have buttons and be like a jacket.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

sweater / ˈswet.ə r /   / ˈswet̬.ɚ / noun [ C ] ( UK also jumper )

A2 a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is usually made from wool, worn on the upper part of the body:

Put a sweater on if you're cold.

a V-necked sweater

→  Compare cardigan

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sweater

/swetə(r)/
(sweaters)

A sweater is a warm knitted piece of clothing which covers the upper part of your body and your arms.

= jumper, pullover

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

sweater

sweat·er /ˈswɛtɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : a warm usually knitted piece of clothing for the upper part of your body: such as
a : one that is put on by pulling it over your head : pullover
- called also (Brit) jumper,
- see color picture 
b US : one that opens like a jacket and that is fastened in the front with buttons or a zipper - called also cardigan,

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