Jockey

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jockey \Jock"ey\, n.; pl. {Jockeys}. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock;
     orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d {Jack}.]
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     1. A professional rider of horses in races. --Addison.
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     2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. --Macaulay.
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     3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jockeyed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Jockeying}.]
     1. " To jostle by riding against one." --Johnson.
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     2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose
        upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.
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     3. To maneuver; to move in an intricate manner so as to avoid
        obstacles; as, to jockey a large cabinet up a winding
        staircase.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. i.
     1. To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
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     2. To maneuver oneself aggressivley or skillfully so as to
        achieve an advantage; as, he jockeyed himself into
        position to be noticed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jockey
       n 1: someone employed to ride horses in horse races
       2: an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a
          truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
       v 1: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
            [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}]
       2: compete (for an advantage or a position)
       3: ride a race-horse as a professional jockey

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "jockey":
     Jehu, angle, beguile, bellyband, broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero,
     cavalier, cavalryman, challenge, chevalier, cinch, circus rider,
     compete, compete with, contrive, cope, cowboy, cowgirl, cowpuncher,
     emulate, engineer, equestrian, equestrienne, exploit, finagle,
     finesse, flier, gaucho, gerrymander, girt, girth, goer,
     hell-driver, horn, horse racer, horse soldier, horseback rider,
     horsebacker, horseman, horsewoman, hummer, hustler, intrigue,
     knight, machinate, maneuver, manipulate, meet, mounted policeman,
     outvie, play, play games, plot, pommel, postboy, postilion,
     pull strings, puncher, racer, rider, rival, roughrider, runner,
     scheme, scorcher, sizzler, speed demon, speeder, steeplechaser,
     stepper, stirrup, surcingle, test one another, trick rider,
     turfman, vaquero, vie, vie with, wangle