jockey
Definition
- n. someone employed to ride horses in horse races
- n. an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
- v. compete (for an advantage or a position)
- v. ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
Word forms
- Present participle
- jockeying
- Past tense
- jockeyed
- Third person singular
- jockeys
- Past participle
- jockeyed
Example sentences
n.
The jockey skillfully guided the horse to victory in the race.
vt.
He tried to jockey for a better position in the company by making friends with the boss.
vi.
She has always wanted to jockey in professional races since she was a child.