jockey
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈdʒɑːki/
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jinete
- Me mother named me after Kempton Cannon, the jockey who rode St. Amant, the winner of that year's Derby.
That all lends itself to the horse is good and the jockey is good.
- That all lends itself to the horse is good and the jockey is good.
- and this big jockey and his broke owner could all find each other and win. You know,
Examples
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Once, decades ago, he made his living briefly as a jockey (" A hard life," he says).
Fiction book (1997) -
He was a great jockey and a great lad.
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I bet on the jockey, not the horse every time.
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Gentleman jockey wins the derby.
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When I'm really going, I feel like a jockey must feel with all that speed and power underneath him.
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And now this jockey may not be like the other jockeys, but it's something that I can bet on.
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And every good racehorse has a jockey.
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Stripes is ridden by the remarkable 16-year-old jockey, Channing Walsh.
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Ray Garry was barely getting by as a jockey, riding no-account horses for cheap purses at county fairs.
Fiction book (1997) -
The jockey skillfully guided the horse to victory in the final stretch of the race.
Synonyms
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2.0
A person who rides a bike, horse, or motorcycle
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1.9
A person who runs or drives in a competition to see who is fastest
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4.2
A person who rides horses very well
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6.3
A person who rides horses, often in sport or competition
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3.7
A woman who rides horses
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3.1
A person on a horse, often for sport or travel
Compounds
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jockey comes from a Scottish nickname Jock (a form of 'John') that once meant a boy or servant who worked with horses. Over time this name became the job title for the person who rides racehorses, so a jockey is a professional horse rider.