jockey has definitions from the fields of horse racing,sport,military
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[ noun ] (horse racing) someone employed to ride horses in horse races

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Toying_with her field in the early stages , Garden_Fresh was asked for top speed only in the stretch by Jockey Philip_Grimm and won by a length and a half in 1.24 3 - 5 for the 7 furlongs .

Related terms

horseman

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[ verb ] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

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(The New York Times,...)

In the House , the Southern-Republican coalition is expected to make another major stand in opposition to the Administration 's housing bill , while more jockeying is expected in an attempt to advance the aid-to-education bill .

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beat trickery deceiver

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[ verb ] (military) compete (for an advantage or a position)

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maneuver

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[ noun ] an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

Examples

"he's a truck jockey" "a computer jockey" "a disc jockey"

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operator

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[ verb ] (sport,horse racing) ride a race-horse as a professional jockey

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horse-race

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