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What is the difference between sweater and jersey?

sweater | jersey |

Jersey is a synonym of sweater.



As nouns the difference between sweater and jersey

is that sweater is a knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise while jersey is a garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

As a proper noun Jersey is

the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.

sweater

English

(wikipedia sweater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • A similar garment worn for warmth.
  • One who sweats (produces sweat).
  • *
  • One who or that which causes to sweat.
  • *1906 , Chesterton, Charles Dickens ,
  • *:We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters ; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.

    • Synonyms

    * sweatshirt * jumper, pullover, jersey, cardigan, wooly * perspirer * exploiter

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    jersey

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
  • A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • A type of fabric knit

    • Synonyms

    * (knitted garment) jumper, pullover, sweater * (team shirt) guernsey

    Derived terms

    * green jersey * yellow jersey

    See also

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