jockey
31
6.3
- noun
- /ˈdʒɑːki/
:
operador
- He spent years perfecting his skills as a jockey of heavy machinery in construction, ensuring that every operation was safe and efficient.
You've been a dishwasher, a short order cook, a bookkeeper, a tow truck driver, a gas jockey, bartender, plywood mill laborer and railway line worker.
- You've been a dishwasher, a short order cook, a bookkeeper, a tow truck driver, a gas jockey, bartender, plywood mill laborer and railway line worker.
Examples
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Gas jockeys must be getting better wages these days.
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Lester's a disc jockey at a little radio station back home.
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Now I'm stuck with a desk jockey partner.
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Yeah, I used to work as a pump jockey.
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Now, you did not marry me because you thought that I would make a good gas pump jockey.
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As I waited for the pump jockey to bring my change, the woman crossed the highway.
Fiction book (1998) -
Val quickly jockeys the truck to turn it around on the narrow road.
Fiction book (1990) -
Both Radio Mil and Radio Cuzamil employ no more than twenty Spanish-speaking disc jockeys, reporters, and technicians.
Academic text (1996) -
As a passionate music lover, she works as a jockey at a local radio station, selecting the best tracks to entertain the audience.
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During the festival, the talented jockey expertly operated the sound equipment to keep the music flowing seamlessly.
Synonyms
233
2.0
A person who rides a bike, horse, or motorcycle
64
1.9
A person who runs or drives in a competition to see who is fastest
53
5.8
A person who guides animals that pull a carriage or wagon
2
2.8
A person who drives cars in races at high speed
2
6.8
The main person who drives a car or boat for other people
1
2.7
A person who drives a car, especially in races at high speed
1
3.0
A person who rides a bicycle
1
5.5
A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid
A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for hire
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jockey is also used for someone who operates a vehicle or machine because people thought of them as handling their machine the way a horse jockey handles a horse. That's why a forklift or truck jockey is simply someone who drives and controls that equipment.