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jockey

[ jok-ee ]

noun

, plural jock·eys.
  1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
  2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.

verb (used with object)

, jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
  1. to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
  2. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
  3. to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering:

    The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.

  4. to trick or cheat:

    The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.

  5. to manipulate cleverly or trickily:

    He jockeyed himself into office.

verb (used without object)

, jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing.
  1. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
  2. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.

jockey

/ ˈdʒɒkɪ /

noun

  1. a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire

verb

    1. tr to ride (a horse) in a race
    2. intr to ride as a jockey
  2. introften foll byfor to try to obtain an advantage by manoeuvring, esp literally in a race or metaphorically, as in a struggle for power (esp in the phrase jockey for position )
  3. to trick or cheat (a person)

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Other Words From

  • jockey·like jockey·ish adjective
  • jockey·ship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey1

First recorded in 1520–30 for an earlier sense; special use of Jock + -ey 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey1

C16 (in the sense: lad): from name Jock + -ey

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