Synonyms for jockey

Synonyms for (noun) jockey

Synonyms: jockey

Definition: someone employed to ride horses in horse races

Similar words: horseback rider, horseman, equestrian

Definition: a man skilled in equitation


Synonyms: jockey

Definition: an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

Usage: he's a truck jockey; a computer jockey; a disc jockey

Similar words: operator, manipulator

Definition: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

Usage: the operator of the switchboard


Synonyms for (verb) jockey

Synonyms: jockey

Definition: ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

Similar words: horse-race

Definition: compete in a horse race


Synonyms: shaft, screw, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey

Definition: defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out

Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game


Synonyms: jockey

Definition: compete (for an advantage or a position)

Similar words: operate, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre

Definition: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense


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