jockey

Speech parts

1. jockey - Noun

2. jockey - Verb

Meaning

A professional rider of horses in races.

A dealer in horses; a horse trader.

A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

" To jostle by riding against one."

To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.

To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chicane shaft screw cheat chouse eagle knight Persia cavalier gaucho harper horseman jock coachman ostler
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Antonyms

remain avoid accept stay girl suppress
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Hypernyms

horseman manipulator operate operator beat shell

Phrases with the word

yard jockey jockey's persuader neck like a jockey's bollocks

Derivatives

jockeys jockeyed jockeying

Examples

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk. Fran Lebowitz

The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip. Henny Youngman

When asked, "So, what are you going to do with the rest of your life?": "I'm going to be a jockey." David Lange

This is D. J., Disc Jockey to America turning off. Vietnam, hot dam. Norman Mailer

Not everybody who wears spurs is a jockey. Martinican Proverb

Take wisdom from the wise - not everyone who rides a horse is a jockey. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

jockdom jocker jockette jockey box jockey briefs jockey cap