jock

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noun (1)

1
: athlete sense 1
especially : a school or college athlete
2
: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest
computer jocks
3
4
: pilot
especially : a fighter pilot

jock

2 of 2

noun (2)

Examples of jock in a Sentence

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Noun
And, in regards to jocks, there are a bit over 35K who work in all the professional sports in the United States. Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024 The former jock who loves art and music combined with the song writing chanteuse are already quite a formidable combination. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Leah Lewis gives a truly charismatic performance as Ellie Chu, a teenager who is hired by a local jock (Daniel Diemer) to write love letters to the popular girl at school. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 Trump has forever been a jock’s politician, what with his invocation of locker-room talk and his swaggering refusal to countenance defeat. Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for jock 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

jockstrap

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Noun (2)

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jock was in 1826

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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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