I. ˈjä-kē noun
( plural jockeys )
Etymology: Jockey, Scots nickname for John
Date: 1643
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 jockey s
II. verb
( jock·eyed ; jock·ey·ing )
Date: 1708
transitive verb
1. : to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with
2.
a. : to ride or drive (a horse) as a jockey
b. : drive , operate
3.
a. : to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means
was jockey ed out of the job
b. : to change the position of by a series of movements
jockey a truck into position
intransitive verb
1. : to act as a jockey
2. : to maneuver for advantage — often used in the phrase jockey for position