# jockey
## English
### Etymology

The word is by origin a diminutive of jock, the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name John, which is also used generically for "boy" or "fellow" (compare Jack, Dick), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolk" in Shakespeare's Richard III. v. 3, 304. Equivalent to jock +‎ -ey.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the word was applied to horse-dealers, postilions, itinerant minstrels and vagabonds, and thus frequently bore the meaning of a cunning trickster, a "sharp", whence the verb to jockey, "to outwit" or "to do" a person out of something. The current meaning of a person who rides a horse in races was first seen in 1670.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɒki/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒki

### Noun

jockey (plural jockeys)
* One who rides racehorses competitively.
* That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
* (in combination) An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
* (dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
** 1841, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Warren Hastings:And the crime for which Nuncomar was about to die was regarded by them in much the same light in which the selling of an unsound horse, for a sound price, is regarded by a Yorkshire jockey.
* (dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
* (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
* (Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.

#### Synonyms

* (prostitute's client): see Thesaurus:prostitute's client

#### Derived terms

* bench jockey
* bet the jockey, not the horse
* bike jockey strap
* booze jockey
* broadcast jockey
* camel jockey
* camel-jockey
* desk jockey
* disc jockey
* disk jockey
* gas jockey
* gin jockey
* Horse and Jockey
* horse-jockey
* jet jockey
* jock
* jockey box
* jockey briefs
* jockeyless
* jockeylike
* jockey pants
* jockey pump
* jockey shorts
* jockey squat
* jockey strap
* jockey valve
* jump jockey
* knob jockey
* knob-jockey
* lawn jockey
* light jockey
* nob jockey
* plough jockey
* plow jockey
* pump jockey
* radio jockey
* robot jockey
* sausage jockey
* slot jockey
* suicide jockey
* swab jockey
* talk jockey
* video jockey
* yard jockey

#### References

* Eric Partridge (2007) “jockey”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 369.

### Verb

jockey (third-person singular simple present jockeys, present participle jockeying, simple past and past participle jockeyed)
* To ride (a horse) in a race.
* To jostle by riding against.
    They were jockeying for position toward the end of the race.
* To maneuver (something) by skill; especially, to do so for one's advantage.
** 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC:This particularly obtains in all Parliamentary affairs. Whether the business in hand be to get a man in, or get a man out, or get a man over, or promote a railway, or jockey a railway, or what else, nothing is understood to be so effectual as scouring nowhere in a violent hurry—in short, as taking cabs and going about.
* To cheat or trick.

#### Derived terms

* jockey for position
* jockeying (noun)

#### Translations

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## Finnish
### Etymology

From English jockey.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjokːei̯/, [ˈjo̞kːe̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -okːei

### Noun

jockey
* jockey (rider)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jockey (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeyni
jockeyni
accusative
nom.
jockeyni
jockeyni
gen.
jockeyni
genitive
jockeyni
jockeyideni jockeyitteni
partitive
jockeytani
jockeyitani
inessive
jockeyssani
jockeyissani
elative
jockeystani
jockeyistani
illative
jockeyhini jockeyhyni
jockeyihini
adessive
jockeyllani
jockeyillani
ablative
jockeyltani
jockeyiltani
allative
jockeylleni
jockeyilleni
essive
jockeynani
jockeyinani
translative
jockeykseni
jockeyikseni
abessive
jockeyttani
jockeyittani
instructive
comitative
—jockeyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeysi
jockeysi
accusative
nom.
jockeysi
jockeysi
gen.
jockeysi
genitive
jockeysi
jockeyidesi jockeyittesi
partitive
jockeytasi
jockeyitasi
inessive
jockeyssasi
jockeyissasi
elative
jockeystasi
jockeyistasi
illative
jockeyhisi jockeyhysi
jockeyihisi
adessive
jockeyllasi
jockeyillasi
ablative
jockeyltasi
jockeyiltasi
allative
jockeyllesi
jockeyillesi
essive
jockeynasi
jockeyinasi
translative
jockeyksesi
jockeyiksesi
abessive
jockeyttasi
jockeyittasi
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeymme
jockeymme
accusative
nom.
jockeymme
jockeymme
gen.
jockeymme
genitive
jockeymme
jockeyidemme jockeyittemme
partitive
jockeytamme
jockeyitamme
inessive
jockeyssamme
jockeyissamme
elative
jockeystamme
jockeyistamme
illative
jockeyhimme jockeyhymme
jockeyihimme
adessive
jockeyllamme
jockeyillamme
ablative
jockeyltamme
jockeyiltamme
allative
jockeyllemme
jockeyillemme
essive
jockeynamme
jockeyinamme
translative
jockeyksemme
jockeyiksemme
abessive
jockeyttamme
jockeyittamme
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeynne
jockeynne
accusative
nom.
jockeynne
jockeynne
gen.
jockeynne
genitive
jockeynne
jockeyidenne jockeyittenne
partitive
jockeytanne
jockeyitanne
inessive
jockeyssanne
jockeyissanne
elative
jockeystanne
jockeyistanne
illative
jockeyhinne jockeyhynne
jockeyihinne
adessive
jockeyllanne
jockeyillanne
ablative
jockeyltanne
jockeyiltanne
allative
jockeyllenne
jockeyillenne
essive
jockeynanne
jockeyinanne
translative
jockeyksenne
jockeyiksenne
abessive
jockeyttanne
jockeyittanne
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeynsa
jockeynsa
accusative
nom.
jockeynsa
jockeynsa
gen.
jockeynsa
genitive
jockeynsa
jockeyidensa jockeyittensa
partitive
jockeytaan jockeytansa
jockeyitaan jockeyitansa
inessive
jockeyssaan jockeyssansa
jockeyissaan jockeyissansa
elative
jockeystaan jockeystansa
jockeyistaan jockeyistansa
illative
jockeyhinsa jockeyhynsa
jockeyihinsa
adessive
jockeyllaan jockeyllansa
jockeyillaan jockeyillansa
ablative
jockeyltaan jockeyltansa
jockeyiltaan jockeyiltansa
allative
jockeylleen jockeyllensa
jockeyilleen jockeyillensa
essive
jockeynaan jockeynansa
jockeyinaan jockeyinansa
translative
jockeykseen jockeyksensa
jockeyikseen jockeyiksensa
abessive
jockeyttaan jockeyttansa
jockeyittaan jockeyittansa
instructive
comitative
—jockeyineen jockeyinensa :
Possessive forms of jockey (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeyni
jockeyni
accusative
nom.
jockeyni
jockeyni
gen.
jockeyni
genitive
jockeyni
jockeyideni jockeyitteni
partitive
jockeytäni
jockeyitäni
inessive
jockeyssäni
jockeyissäni
elative
jockeystäni
jockeyistäni
illative
jockeyhini jockeyhyni
jockeyihini
adessive
jockeylläni
jockeyilläni
ablative
jockeyltäni
jockeyiltäni
allative
jockeylleni
jockeyilleni
essive
jockeynäni
jockeyinäni
translative
jockeykseni
jockeyikseni
abessive
jockeyttäni
jockeyittäni
instructive
comitative
—jockeyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeysi
jockeysi
accusative
nom.
jockeysi
jockeysi
gen.
jockeysi
genitive
jockeysi
jockeyidesi jockeyittesi
partitive
jockeytäsi
jockeyitäsi
inessive
jockeyssäsi
jockeyissäsi
elative
jockeystäsi
jockeyistäsi
illative
jockeyhisi jockeyhysi
jockeyihisi
adessive
jockeylläsi
jockeyilläsi
ablative
jockeyltäsi
jockeyiltäsi
allative
jockeyllesi
jockeyillesi
essive
jockeynäsi
jockeyinäsi
translative
jockeyksesi
jockeyiksesi
abessive
jockeyttäsi
jockeyittäsi
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeymme
jockeymme
accusative
nom.
jockeymme
jockeymme
gen.
jockeymme
genitive
jockeymme
jockeyidemme jockeyittemme
partitive
jockeytämme
jockeyitämme
inessive
jockeyssämme
jockeyissämme
elative
jockeystämme
jockeyistämme
illative
jockeyhimme jockeyhymme
jockeyihimme
adessive
jockeyllämme
jockeyillämme
ablative
jockeyltämme
jockeyiltämme
allative
jockeyllemme
jockeyillemme
essive
jockeynämme
jockeyinämme
translative
jockeyksemme
jockeyiksemme
abessive
jockeyttämme
jockeyittämme
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeynne
jockeynne
accusative
nom.
jockeynne
jockeynne
gen.
jockeynne
genitive
jockeynne
jockeyidenne jockeyittenne
partitive
jockeytänne
jockeyitänne
inessive
jockeyssänne
jockeyissänne
elative
jockeystänne
jockeyistänne
illative
jockeyhinne jockeyhynne
jockeyihinne
adessive
jockeyllänne
jockeyillänne
ablative
jockeyltänne
jockeyiltänne
allative
jockeyllenne
jockeyillenne
essive
jockeynänne
jockeyinänne
translative
jockeyksenne
jockeyiksenne
abessive
jockeyttänne
jockeyittänne
instructive
comitative
—jockeyinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jockeynsä
jockeynsä
accusative
nom.
jockeynsä
jockeynsä
gen.
jockeynsä
genitive
jockeynsä
jockeyidensä jockeyittensä
partitive
jockeytään jockeytänsä
jockeyitään jockeyitänsä
inessive
jockeyssään jockeyssänsä
jockeyissään jockeyissänsä
elative
jockeystään jockeystänsä
jockeyistään jockeyistänsä
illative
jockeyhinsä jockeyhynsä
jockeyihinsä
adessive
jockeyllään jockeyllänsä
jockeyillään jockeyillänsä
ablative
jockeyltään jockeyltänsä
jockeyiltään jockeyiltänsä
allative
jockeylleen jockeyllensä
jockeyilleen jockeyillensä
essive
jockeynään jockeynänsä
jockeyinään jockeyinänsä
translative
jockeykseen jockeyksensä
jockeyikseen jockeyiksensä
abessive
jockeyttään jockeyttänsä
jockeyittään jockeyittänsä
instructive
comitative
—jockeyineen jockeyinensä :

### Further reading

* “jockey”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

From English jockey.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒɔ.kɛ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

jockey m (plural jockeys)
* jockey

### Further reading

* “jockey”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Noun

jockey m (invariable)
* jack, knave (playing card)
* jockey

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English jockey.

### Noun

jockey m (definite singular jockeyen, indefinite plural jockeyer, definite plural jockeyene)
* a jockey (horse racing)

### References

* “jockey” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English jockey.

### Noun

jockey m (definite singular jockeyen, indefinite plural jockeyar, definite plural jockeyane)
* a jockey (horse racing)

### References

* “jockey” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* yóquey

### Noun

jockey m (plural jockeys or jockey)
* jockey
* (Chile) baseball cap