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jockey

noun verb

Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
J
Ends with
Y
Contains
OC
Scrabble score
22
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdʒɒki

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

noun

  1. An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

    “He's a truck jockey”

verb

  1. Ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

verb

  1. Defeat someone through trickery or deceit

verb

  1. Compete (for an advantage or a position)

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Example Sentences

He's a truck jockey
A computer jockey
A disc jockey

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