Definitions for jockeyˈdʒɒk i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jock•eyˈdʒɒk i(n.; v.)(pl.)-eys
(n.)a person who rides horses professionally in races.
Category: Sport
Category: Showbiz
Ref: disc jockey.; video jockey.
Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something.
Category: Informal
(v.t.)to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
Category: Sport
Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
Category: Informal
to move by skillful maneuvering.
to manipulate cleverly or trickily.
to trick or cheat.
(v.i.)to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
Idioms for jockey:
jockey for position,to maneuver so as to seek an advantage.
Category: Idiom
Origin of jockey:
1660–70; Jock a proper name
jock′ey•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
jockey(noun)
someone employed to ride horses in horse races
jockey(verb)
an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
"he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey(verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
jockey(verb)
compete (for an advantage or a position)
jockey(verb)
ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
jockey(noun)ˈdʒɒk i
sb who rides horses in races
Wiktionary
jockey(Noun)
One who rides racehorses competitively.
jockey(Noun)
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
jockey(Noun)
An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
jockey(Verb)
To ride (a horse) in a race.
jockey(Verb)
To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
jockey(Verb)
To cheat or trick.
Webster Dictionary
Jockey(noun)
a professional rider of horses in races
Jockey(noun)
a dealer in horses; a horse trader
Jockey(noun)
a cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade
Jockey(verb)
" To jostle by riding against one."
Jockey(verb)
to play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer
Jockey(verb)
to play or act the jockey; to cheat
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
JOCKEY
From _jog_, to move slowly, and _key_, something that makes fast. Hence, one who makes the pace fast or slow, according to instructions.
Translations for jockey
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jockey(noun)
a person employed to ride horses in races.
- jokkie, reisiesjaer, ruiterAfrikaans
- فارِس سِباقArabic
- жокейBulgarian
- jóqueiPortuguese (BR)
- žokejCzech
- der JockeiGerman
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- džokiEstonian
- سوارکارFarsi
- kilparatsastajaFinnish
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- רוֹכֵב בְּמֵרוּצֵי סוּסִיםHebrew
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- džokejCroatian
- zsokéHungarian
- jokiIndonesian
- knapiIcelandic
- fantinoItalian
- 騎手Japanese
- 기수Korean
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- سپور، دمسابقې داّس ځغلوونكى، داّسونو سوداګر: ناروا ګټندوىPashto
- jockeyPortuguese
- jocheuRomanian
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- นักขี่ม้าแข่งอาชีพThai
- cokeyTurkish
- 賽馬騎師Chinese (Trad.)
- жокейUkrainian
- پیشہ ور گھڑسوارUrdu
- nài ngựa đuaVietnamese
- 赛马手Chinese (Simp.)
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