First Known Use: 1643
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1jockey
noun jock·ey \ˈjä-kē\
: someone who rides horses in races
: someone who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material
plural jockeys
Full Definition of JOCKEY
1
: a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race
2
: a person who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material <a bus jockey> <pencil jockeys>
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Origin of JOCKEY
Jockey, Scots nickname for John
2jockey
verb
: to do something in an effort to get an advantage
: to change the position of (something) by slow and careful movements
jock·eyedjock·ey·ing
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transitive verb
1
: to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with
3
a : to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means <was jockeyed out of the job> b : to change the position of by a series of movements <jockey a truck into position>
intransitive verb
1
: to act as a jockey
2
: to maneuver for advantage —often used in the phrase jockey for position
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First Known Use of JOCKEY
1708
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jockey
noun jock·ey \ˈjä-kē\
plural jockeys
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