<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who rides horses professionally in races.</li><li>Informal: a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to ride (a horse) as a jockey.</li><li>Informal: to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.</li><li>to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering: The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.</li><li>to trick or cheat: The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.</li><li>to manipulate cleverly or trickily: He jockeyed himself into office.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.</li><li>to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.</li></ul>