Sweater
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A sweater (also called pullover, jumper, and jersey) is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though, in some cases, sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically to be worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt or other top. Sweaters tend to be, and in earlier times always were, made from wool (typically of sheep, though possibly of alpaca or other type); however, they can be made of cotton, synthetic fibres, or some combination thereof.
Thin sweaters may be worn tucked in to the waistband of trousers; but otherwise, men's sweaters are to be worn untucked. Notable individuals seen wearing their sweaters tucked include Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Russ Salzberg, and Hadley Eliker.[link]
A hockey sweater was, in the early days of ice hockey, recognisable as what we would now call a sweater, but has since evolved into a sort of jersey.
Sleeveless pullovers are known in British English as tank tops, although this phrase has a different meaning in American English.
In British English, a sweater is called a pullover, sweater, jersey, or jumper, this last being the most common in Australian English. In South African English, a sweater is always called a jersey. If made of thick cotton, it is usually known as a sweatshirt. A related garment, a jumper with an open front fastened by buttons or a zipper, is called a cardigan.
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