Definition

1. Noun:

   • A professional rider in horse races: A person whose job is to ride horses competitively in races.
   • An operator of a vehicle or machine: (Informal) A person who operates or drives a particular vehicle or machine, often used in compound terms.

2. Verb:

   • To ride a racehorse professionally: To work as a jockey in a horse race.
   • To compete for an advantage or position: To try to gain a favorable position or advantage, often in a skillful or aggressive way.
   • To manipulate or trick someone: To use clever or deceitful methods to gain something from someone or to make them do something.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The jockey guided the horse to a stunning victory.
  • He works as a disc jockey at the local radio station. (Note: 'disc jockey' is a compound term; the core meaning of 'jockey' as an operator is applied here.)

• Verb:

  • She has dreamed of jockeying since she was a child.
  • The candidates are jockeying for the leadership position.
  • He tried to jockey his brother into lending him the car.

Advanced Usage

• "to jockey for position": To compete or maneuver, especially in a tricky way, to get into a better or more powerful situation.

  • Several companies are jockeying for position in the new market.

• "to jockey someone into/out of something": To maneuver or trick someone into or out of a particular situation, state, or possession.

  • They jockeyed him out of his share of the inheritance.

Variants and Related Words

• Jockeying (n/gerund): The act of competing or maneuvering for an advantage.

  • The constant jockeying among the executives created a tense atmosphere.

• Disc Jockey (DJ) (n): A person who introduces and plays recorded popular music, typically on the radio or at a club. (Compound term)

• Jockey Club (n): An organization responsible for the administration of horse racing. (Compound term)

Synonyms

• Noun (rider): Rider, horse rider, racer.
• Verb (compete): Maneuver, scheme, scramble, contend.
• Verb (trick): Manipulate, deceive, outwit, dupe.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Jockey around: To move or maneuver something, often a vehicle, into position.
  • He jockeyed the truck around the tight corner.

Related Idioms

• Jockey for position: (As defined in Advanced Usage) To strive by skillful or sometimes underhanded means to gain an advantageous position.
  • In the final lap, the cyclists began to jockey for position.

Noun

1. an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
   • he's a truck jockey
   • a computer jockey
   • a disc jockey
2. someone employed to ride horses in horse races

Verb

1. ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
2. compete (for an advantage or a position)
3. defeat someone through trickery or deceit