jockey

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɒki/, X-SAMPA: /"dZQki/
• Rhymes: -ɒki

Noun

jockey (plural jockeys)

1. One who rides racehorses competitively.
2. That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
3. An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
4. (dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.

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5. (dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

Derived terms

• disc jockey
• jock

Translations

one who rides racehorses competitively

• Catalan: joquei (ca) m, genet (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 騎師 (cmn), 骑师 (cmn) (qíshī)

• Esperanto: rajdisto (eo)
• Finnish: jockey (fi)
• German: Jockey (de) m
• Hungarian: zsoké (hu)
• Ido: jokeo (io)
• Irish: marcach (ga) m
• Japanese: 騎手 (ja) (kishu)

• Lojban: lo xirsazri
• Macedonian: џокеј (mk) (džokéj) m
• Manx: markiagh (gv) m
• Polish: dżokej (pl) m
• Portuguese: jóquei (pt) m, ginete (pt) m
• Romanian: jocheu (ro) m
• Russian: жокей (ru) (žokéj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: marcach (gd) m
• Spanish: jinete (es) m, yóquey (es) m, yoqui (es) m
• Turkish: jokey (tr)

Verb

jockey (third-person singular simple present jockeys, present participle jockeying, simple past and past participle jockeyed)

1. To ride (a horse) in a race.
2. To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
3. To cheat or trick.

Translations

• Lojban: xirsazri

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Finnish

Noun

jockey

1. jockey (rider)

Declension

Declension of jockey (type rosé) singular plural nominative jockey jockeyt genitive jockeyn jockeyiden partitive jockeyta jockeyita accusative jockey jockeyn jockeyt inessive jockeyssa jockeyissa elative jockeysta jockeyista illative jockeyhin jockeyhyn jockeyihin adessive jockeylla jockeyilla ablative jockeylta jockeyilta allative jockeylle jockeyille essive jockeyna jockeyina translative jockeyksi jockeyiksi instructive – jockeyin abessive jockeytta jockeyitta comitative – jockeyineen

Declension of jockey (type rosé) singular plural nominative jockey jockeyt genitive jockeyn jockeyiden partitive jockeytä jockeyitä accusative jockey jockeyn jockeyt inessive jockeyssä jockeyissä elative jockeystä jockeyistä illative jockeyhin jockeyhyn jockeyihin adessive jockeyllä jockeyillä ablative jockeyltä jockeyiltä allative jockeylle jockeyille essive jockeynä jockeyinä translative jockeyksi jockeyiksi instructive – jockeyin abessive jockeyttä jockeyittä comitative – jockeyineen

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French

Etymology

From English

Noun

jockey m (plural jockeys)

1. jockey

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Italian

Noun

jockey m (invariable)

1. jack, knave (playing card)
2. jockey