jockey
/'dʤɔki/
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Definition
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.
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
- an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
- he's a truck jockey
- a computer jockey
- a disc jockey
- someone employed to ride horses in horse races
Verb
- ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
- compete (for an advantage or a position)
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit