jockey

jock·ey  (jk)

n. pl. jock·eys

1. Sports One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.

2. Slang One who operates a specified vehicle, machine, or device: a bus jockey; a computer jockey.

v. jock·eyed, jock·ey·ing, jock·eys

v.tr.

1. Sports To ride (a horse) as jockey.

2. To direct or maneuver by cleverness or skill: jockeyed the car into a tight space.

3. To trick; cheat.

v.intr.

1. Sports To ride a horse in a race.

2. To maneuver for a certain position or advantage: jockeying for a promotion.

3. To employ trickery.

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[Diminutive of Scots Jock, variant of Jack; see jack.]

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jockey

Noun

a person who rides horses in races as a profession

Verb

jockey for position to try to obtain an advantage by skilful manoeuvring [from the name Jock]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jockey - someone employed to ride horses in horse races equestrian, horseback rider, horseman - a man skilled in equitation
	2.	jockey - an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey" manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
Verb	1.	jockey - defeat someone through trickery or deceit chicane, chouse, cheat, shaft, screw beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
	2.	jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position) maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
	3.	jockey - ride a racehorse as a professional jockey horse-race - compete in a horse race

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jockey

verb manoeuvre, manage, engineer, negotiate, trim, manipulate, cajole, insinuate, wheedle, finagle (informal)

Translations

jockey [ˈdʒɔkɪ] n → jockey m/f

vi to jockey for position → maniobrar para sacar delantera

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jockey [ˈdʒɔkɪ] n → jockey m

vi to jockey for position → manœuvrer pour être bien placé

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jockey [ˈdʒɔkɪ] n → Jockey m

vi to jockey for position → um eine gute Position rangeln

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jockey [ˈdʒɔkɪ] n → fantino, jockey m inv

vi to jockey for position → manovrare per una posizione di vantaggio