jockey Definition

jockey
noun jockeys

1. A rider, especially a professional one, in horse races.
2. Someone who takes undue advantage in business.

verb jockeyed, jockeying

1. To ride (a horse) in a race.
tr & intr
2. To manipulate them deviously.

Thesaurus: manoeuvre, cajole, coax, engineer, finagle, induce, inveigle, manipulate, negotiate, wheedle.
Form: jockey someone into something (also)
Form: jockey someone out of something

Derivative: jockeyism
noun

Derivative: jockeyship
noun

Idiom: jockey for position

To seek an advantage over rivals, especially unscrupulously.

Etymology: 16c: diminutive of the personal name Jock, meaning ‘lad'.