jockey

noun/ˈdʒɑki/

Frequency rank: #7,059 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who rides horses in races professionally.

Illustration for the English word “jockey”

Example sentence

The skilled jockey guided the horse smoothly around the final turn to win the race.

Synonyms & related words

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