jockey

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

jockey [jockey jockeys jockeyed jockeying] noun, verb BrE [ˈdʒɒki] NAmE [ˈdʒɑːki]
noun
a person who rides horses in races, especially as a job

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: diminutive of ↑Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (which was symbolic of dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.

Example Bank:
•Which jockey will be riding tomorrow?

 
verb intransitive ~ (with sb) (for sth) | ~ (with sb) (to do sth)
to try all possible ways of gaining an advantage over other people
•The runners jockeyed for position at the start.
•The bands are constantly jockeying with each other for the number one spot.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: diminutive of ↑Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (which was symbolic of dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.

Example Bank:
•Several key figures are already jockeying to succeed the leader.
•The firms often adopt quite different strategies as they jockey for position.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane