Meanings
nounjump starter (plural jump starters)
plural jump starters · alternative jumpstarter · alternative jump-starter
- One who or that which jumpstarts.
- An instrument carried around to replenish a depleted car battery.
Synonyms: jump box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument carried around to replenish a depleted car battery.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 啟動器 /启动器
- 啟動器 /启动器instrument
Finnish apukäynnistin
- apukäynnistininstrument
German Starthilfegerät
- Starthilfegerätinstrument
Greek εκκίνηση άλματος
- εκκίνηση άλματος (ekkínisi álmatos)instrument
Polish rozrusznik
- rozrusznikinstrument
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APA
jump starter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20starter
MLA
“jump starter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20starter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump starter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20starter.
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