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jockey
[jok-ee]
noun
plural
jockeysa person who rides horses professionally in races.
Informal.a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.
verb (used with object)
to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
Informal.to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering.
The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
to trick or cheat.
The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
to manipulate cleverly or trickily.
He jockeyed himself into office.
verb (used without object)
to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
jockey
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire
verb
(tr) to ride (a horse) in a race
(intr) to ride as a jockey
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 )
to trick or cheat (a person)
Other 51Թ Forms
- jockeylike adjective
- jockeyish adjective
- jockeyship noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jockey1
Example Sentences
“If the dragon was diving or ascending or banking and rolling, Mason would be thrown around in the saddle, like a jockey on a racehorse,” says DeBlois.
Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and television show host, has died at 52 after a long battle with breast cancer.
Tyler's dad Jason is a former leading flat racing jockey and his grandad Eric was a professional footballer for Swindon Town.
He started his career as a disc jockey for radio stations in California, and then went on to form a band that included his brother called Sly and the Family Stone.
But favourite Delacroix - the pick of stable jockey Ryan Moore - could only finish ninth, while The Lion In Winter was 14th.
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