— jockeylike, jockeyish , adj. — jockeyship , n.
/jok"ee/ , n. , pl. jockeys , v. , jockeyed, jockeying .
n.
1. a person who rides horses professionally in races.
2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.
v.t.
3. to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
4. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
5. to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering: The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
6. to trick or cheat: The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
7. to manipulate cleverly or trickily: He jockeyed himself into office.
v.i.
8. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
9. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.
[ 1520-30; special use of JOCK + -EY 2 ]