jockey Definition
jockey (jäk′ē)
noun pl. -·eys
- a person whose work is riding horses in races
- ☆ Slang one who operates a specified vehicle, machine, etc.
Etymology: < Jocky, Jockie, northern Eng and Scot form of Jacky, dim. of jack
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·eyed, -·ey·ing
- to ride (a horse) in a race
- to cheat; trick; swindle
- to maneuver for position or advantage
- to bring about by such maneuvering
- ☆ Slang to be the operator, pilot, etc. (of)
jockey Synonyms
jockey
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jockey Synonyms
jockey Usage Examples
Converse of object
- win: Winning jockey: R Winston Straight forecast: £ 4.40 Non runners: Versatile, Queens Destiny Position Horse Trainer Jockey Dist.
- choose: Entrants were challenged to predict which of the chosen 10 jockeys would perform best.
Converse of subject
ride: Many of these have been ridden by young Irish jockeys who would have been relatively unknown in the UK.
Adjective modifier
- amateur: A former champion amateur flat jockey, her specialist subject is racing.
- conditional: Four of last five winners were ridden by conditional jockeys.
- winning: He said Grand National winning jockey Jimmy Frost has been his mentor.
- stable: Weatherly is stable jockey for Ollie Jackson who says she has a nice bunch of youngsters, about nine, for the season.
- former: Bad news for former champion jockey Kieron Fallon - the High Court on the Strand has refused to overturn his British riding ban.
- flat: A former champion amateur flat jockey, her specialist subject is racing.
Modifies a noun
- joe: Jockey joe bostic week of summer it remains the.
- stat: The problem is getting each horse, trainer, jockey stat to tie up with the relevant info from the card.
- wheel: The front jockey wheels kept the frame clear of the lawn which ever way round the mower was used.
- booking: A top jockey booking in this race may be a good pointer.
Noun used with modifier
- disk: Why should I use a disk jockey instead of a live band?
- champion: Kevin Darley ended up champion jockey riding a lot of horses I would have been on.
- jump: Leading jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald is to retire at the end of the season.
- wedding: Quality Wedding disk jockey equipment comes at a cost.
- disk: Being a ' disk jockey ' made a change from the usual mundane work of a junior.
- desk: Twenty years of mismanagement by EU desk jockeys has wrecked the fishing industry in Europe.
Preposition: for
position: More than that natural areas where jockey for position the most famous.
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