jockey
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jockey/ˈʤɒki/
▶noun (pl. jockeys) a professional rider in horse races. ▶verb (jockeys, jockeying, jockeyed)
- 1 struggle to gain or achieve something: his successors were already jockeying for position.
- 2 handle or manipulate in a skilful manner.
– derivatives
jockeyship noun.
jockeyship noun.
– origin C16: dimin. of Jock, orig. denoting an ordinary man, later ‘mounted courier’ and ‘horse dealer’.
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- silk
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- veejay
- video jockey
- VJ
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