# jammer
## English
### Etymology

From jam +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/
* Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)

### Noun

jammer (plural jammers)
* Any device used to jam radio reception.
* A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts.
** 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.
* A musician who jams.
* 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.
* (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.

#### Derived terms

* game jammer
* shrimp jammer

#### Translations
### See also

* windjammer

## Afrikaans
### Alternative forms

* djammer (Cape Afrikaans)

### Etymology

From Dutch jammer, from Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iamer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈja.mər/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

jammer
* sorry

### Adjective

jammer (attributive jammer, not comparable)
* sorry, regretful

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish iæmber. Borrowed from Middle Low German jammer. A nominalization from Old High German jāmar (“sorrow”), from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”). Cognate with Old English ġeōmor

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjɑmˀʌ]

### Noun

jammer c (singular definite jammeren, not used in plural form)
* (sometimes derogatory) (to express) sorrow, dissatisfaction (in the form of lamentations, complaints etc.).
    Synonym: klage
* pitiful, sad condition or state of something.
    Synonyms: ynk, elendighed

#### Related terms

* jammerlig
* jammerhyl
* jammerskrig
* jammerklage

### References

* “jammer” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑ.mər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: jam‧mer
* Rhymes: -ɑmər

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iāmer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

#### Interjection

jammer
* too bad, unfortunately

##### See also

* helaas

#### Adjective

jammer (comparative jammerder, superlative jammerst)
* unfortunate, sad
* (used predicatively) too bad, a pity

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: jammer
* Negerhollands: jammer, jamer
* → Caribbean Javanese: yamer

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

jammer
* inflection of jammeren:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʒa.me/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Verb

jammer
* (music, notably jazz) to jam; have a jam session
    Synonym: bœuffer

#### Conjugation
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

jammer
* inflection of jammern:
** first-person singular present
** singular imperative