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JOCKEY
jockey
(noun) someone employed to ride horses in horse races
jockey
(noun) an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; “he’s a truck jockey”; “a computer jockey”; “a disc jockey”
jockey
(verb) ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
(verb) defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jockey (plural jockeys)
One who rides racehorses competitively.
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
(dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
(dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
(Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
Synonyms
• (prostitute's client): see prostitute's client
Verb
jockey (third-person singular simple present jockeys, present participle jockeying, simple past and past participle jockeyed)
To ride (a horse) in a race.
To jostle by riding against.
To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
To cheat or trick.
Source: Wiktionary
Jock"ey, n.; pl. Jockeys. Etym: [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock; orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d Jack.]
1. A professional rider of horses in races. Addison.
2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. Macaulay.
3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
Jock"ey, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jockeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jockeying.]
1. " To jostle by riding against one." Johnson.
2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.
Jock"ey, v. i.
Definition: To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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