plural jockeys
1
: a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race
2
: a person who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material
a bus jockey
pencil jockeys
jockeyed; jockeying
1
a
: to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means
was jockeyed out of the job
b
: to change the position of by a series of movements
jockey a truck into position
3
: to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with
1
: to maneuver for advantage
—often used in the phrase jockey for position
2
: to act as a jockey
Examples of jockey in a Sentence
Verb
There was a lot of political jockeying at the fund-raiser.
The driver carefully jockeyed the truck into a narrow space in the crowded parking lot.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The average Preakness jockey has competed in the race about 2 1/2 times, according to Preakness data from 1909 to 2022.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, House Republicans continue their week of jockeying to find common ground on a reconciliation bill to kick Trump’s agenda into gear.
—The Hill Staff - 05, The Hill, 8 May 2025
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Noun
The jockey is Saffie Osborne, the 23-year-old daughter of the trainer.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The average Preakness jockey has competed in the race about 2 1/2 times, according to Preakness data from 1909 to 2022.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Verb
Rival governments in the west and east of the country jockeyed for control of territory and oil reserves through the use of unaccountable militias.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, House Republicans continue their week of jockeying to find common ground on a reconciliation bill to kick Trump’s agenda into gear.
—The Hill Staff - 05, The Hill, 8 May 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jockey. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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jockey
1 of 2 noun
jock·ey
ˈjäk-ē 
plural jockeys
1
: one who rides a horse especially as a professional in a race
2
: one who operates something
a gas-pump jockey
jockey
2 of 2 verb
jockeyed; jockeying
1
: to ride a horse as a jockey
2
: to move or manage skillfully or cleverly or so as to gain advantage
jockey a truck into position
jockeying for position
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