jockey English · revision 2183

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒki/ ''(UK)''; /ˈd͡ʒɑki/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a special use of the Scottish name ''Jockey'',^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) a diminutive or familiar form of ''Jock'', the Scottish variant of ''Jack'', a pet form of ''John''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A familiar form of the name ''Jock'' or ''John'', used of a boy or fellow (a1529).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The name came to be applied to a strolling minstrel or vagabond in Scotland (1683),^(OED 1989) and to people who dealt with horses: a horse-dealer (1638), a rider or postillion (1643), and finally a professional rider in races (1670), the chief current sense.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) From the horse-dealers' reputation came a crafty bargainer or cheat (1683),^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) and from that the verb “to trick, outwit” (1708).^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The verb “to ride a horse in a race” dates from 1767.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) In the 20th century the noun was extended to operators of vehicles and machines (1912) and to disc jockeys (1963).^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * a1529 – a familiar form of ''Jock'', a lad.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1638 – a horse-dealer.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1643 – a rider or driver of horses.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1670 – a professional rider in horse races.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1683 – a crafty bargainer, a cheat.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1708 – verb, to trick, outwit.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1767 – verb, to ride a horse in a race.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1912 – the driver of a motor vehicle.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Someone who rides horses in races, especially professionally.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(informal)'' Someone who operates a specified vehicle, machine or device, as a ''disc jockey'' or ''desk jockey''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To ride a horse as a jockey.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To manoeuvre for position or advantage, often in ''jockey for position''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To move or direct something by skilful manoeuvring.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To trick or cheat.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[jockeyship]]

+ * [[bench jockey]]

+ * [[disc jockey]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[jock]]

+ * [[Jack]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}