windcheater

American  

[wind-chee-ter] / ˈwɪndˌtʃi tər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a lightweight jacket for sports or other outdoor wear.

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windcheater British  

/ ˈwɪndˌtʃiːtə /

noun

1. US name (trademark): Windbreaker.  Also called: windjammer.  Austral name (trademark): Windcheater.  a warm jacket, usually with a close-fitting knitted neck, cuffs, and waistband

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Etymology

Origin of windcheater

First recorded in 1945–50; wind ¹ + cheater

Example Sentences

John Hodgson from Sheffield, who emerged with his wife, Joan, from the shop clutching a bag containing a windcheater, a T-shirt and some pin badges, was under no illusions about the merchandising and the prices.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2012

"We're either sleeping or working," says local mechanic Rodney Fowler, 60, proudly wearing his eucla spirit of the desert windcheater.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eight or nine other people were scattered around the summit, including one youngish, rather pudgy man on his own in a very new and expensive-looking windcheater.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Bill, tightening a drawstring on his windcheater hood, looked over.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson