Windcheater

CmdrAtticus

Can anyone clear up what Bond's wind-cheater is? I've read the novels many times and
dissected certain parts and the mention of his wind-cheater in OHMSS is confusing to me.
I always thought this was what a windbreaker is called in England, but in this passage
from OHMSS, it sounds like it's a sweater (?). Usually windbreakers (especially for golf)
are short cloth jackets.

- Bond had equipped himself at Lillywhites with clothing he thought would be
both appropriate and sensible. He had avoided the modern elasticized vorlage
trousers and had chosen the more comfortable but old-fashioned type of
ski-trouser in a smooth cloth. Above these he wore an aged black wind-cheater
that he used for golf, over his usual white sea-island cotton shirt. He had
wisely reinforced this outfit with long and ugly cotton and wool pants and
vests. He had conspicuously brand-new ski-boots with powerful ankle-straps. He
said, 'Then I'd better take off MY SWEATER.' He did so and followed the Count
out on to the veranda.

mpoplawski

I considered that just another name for a windbreaker. Sounds much better doesn't it?

James Suzuki

typed it up in Wikipedia and it led me to windbreaker so i guess its the same thing

Mr Martini

Basically what everyone else said. I checked it out on the free dictionary dot com and it's a kind of heavy jacket (windcheater is a British Term)

CmdrAtticus

I appreciated the answers - and yes, they call windbreakers "windchearters" in Britain, but it still does not clear up my main confusion as to what Fleming is describing in the novels. Is it the simple cloth windbreaker type of jacket that golfer's use that zips up the front (similar to what Dalton wore in a khaki color in Living Daylights), or is it a type of sweater? As I mentioned in my post, Fleming has Bond saying in OHMSS that he'd better TAKE OFF HIS SWEATER. Perhaps a British member could clear this up.