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Webster 1913 Edition
Jockey
Jock′ey
,Noun.
pl.
Jockeys
(#)
. 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
,Verb.
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 customerJock′ey
,Verb.
I.
1.
To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jockey
JOCK'EY
,Noun.
1.
A man that rides horses in a race.2.
A dealer in horses; one who makes it his business to buy and sell horses for gain. Hence,3.
A cheat; one who deceives or takes undue advantage in trade.JOCK'EY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To jostle by riding against one.Definition 2024
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See also: Jockey
English
Noun
jockey (plural jockeys)
- One who rides racehorses competitively.
- That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
- An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
- (dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Macaulay to this entry?)
- (dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
- (Britain, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
Synonyms
- (prostitute's client): see Wikisaurus:prostitute's client
Derived terms
Translations
one who rides racehorses competitively
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References
- Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2007
Verb
jockey (third-person singular simple present jockeys, present participle jockeying, simple past and past participle jockeyed)
- To ride (a horse) in a race.
- To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
- To cheat or trick.
Derived terms
Translations
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈjo̞kːe̞i/
Noun
jockey
- jockey (rider)
Declension
| Inflection of jockey (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jockey | jockeyt | |
| genitive | jockeyn | jockeyiden jockeyitten |
|
| partitive | jockeyta | jockeyita | |
| illative | jockeyhin jockeyhyn |
jockeyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jockey | jockeyt | |
| accusative | nom. | jockey | jockeyt |
| gen. | jockeyn | ||
| genitive | jockeyn | jockeyiden jockeyitten |
|
| partitive | jockeyta | jockeyita | |
| inessive | jockeyssa | jockeyissa | |
| elative | jockeysta | jockeyista | |
| illative | jockeyhin jockeyhyn |
jockeyihin | |
| adessive | jockeylla | jockeyilla | |
| ablative | jockeylta | jockeyilta | |
| allative | jockeylle | jockeyille | |
| essive | jockeyna | jockeyina | |
| translative | jockeyksi | jockeyiksi | |
| instructive | — | jockeyin | |
| abessive | jockeytta | jockeyitta | |
| comitative | — | jockeyineen | |
| Inflection of jockey (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jockey | jockeyt | |
| genitive | jockeyn | jockeyiden jockeyitten |
|
| partitive | jockeytä | jockeyitä | |
| illative | jockeyhin jockeyhyn |
jockeyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jockey | jockeyt | |
| accusative | nom. | jockey | jockeyt |
| gen. | jockeyn | ||
| genitive | jockeyn | jockeyiden jockeyitten |
|
| partitive | jockeytä | jockeyitä | |
| inessive | jockeyssä | jockeyissä | |
| elative | jockeystä | jockeyistä | |
| illative | jockeyhin jockeyhyn |
jockeyihin | |
| adessive | jockeyllä | jockeyillä | |
| ablative | jockeyltä | jockeyiltä | |
| allative | jockeylle | jockeyille | |
| essive | jockeynä | jockeyinä | |
| translative | jockeyksi | jockeyiksi | |
| instructive | — | jockeyin | |
| abessive | jockeyttä | jockeyittä | |
| comitative | — | jockeyineen | |