English Explanatory Dictionary

hoop jumper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who jumps through hoops.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, through, hoops.

Word forms

hoop jumper hoop jumpers hoop-jumper

Etymology

From the idiom jump through hoops.

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