Jockey (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural jock·eys.
  1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
  2. 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. 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.
noun
  1. a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire
verb
    • to ride (a horse) in a race
    • to ride as a jockey
  1. 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)
  2. to trick or cheat (a person)
Jockey (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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