Definitions for: Jockey

[n] someone employed to ride horses in horse races
[n] an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
[v] ride a race-horse as a professional jockey
[v] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
[v] compete (for an advantage or a position)

Webster (1913) Definition: Jock"ey, n.; pl. Jockeys. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock;
orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d Jack.]
1. A professional rider of horses in races. --Addison.

2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. --Macaulay.

3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

Jock"ey, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jockeyed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Jockeying.]
1. `` To jostle by riding against one.'' --Johnson.

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

Jock"ey, v. i.
To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

Synonyms: cheat, chicane, chouse, screw, shaft

See Also: beat, beat out, crush, equestrian, horseback rider, horseman, horse-race, maneuver, manipulator, manoeuvre, operate, operator, shell, trounce, vanquish

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