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jockey

/ˈd͡ʒɑki/noun, verb2 syllables

Jockey means: defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

Synonyms for jockey6

verb, as in defeat someone through trickery or deceit

cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane

also used for jockey

prostitute's client

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What does jockey mean?5

verb

1

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

2

compete (for an advantage or a position)

3

ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

noun

1

someone employed to ride horses in horse races

2

an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus“he's a truck jockey”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jockey?4

two syllables

hockeyrockycockykhaki
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Jockey in a sentence

  • He is out and away the best jockey.unknown
  • Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.Objectivesea
  • I always wanted to be a jockey.CK
  • I know that Tom used to be a disc jockey.CK
  • I know that Tom isn't a disc jockey.CK
  • I know Tom used to be a disc jockey.CK
  • I know Tom isn't a disc jockey.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jockey

as a noun

plural
jockeys

as a verb

past tense
jockeyed
present participle
jockeying
third-person singular
jockeys
past participle
jockeyed