jockey

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɒki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɑki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jok′ē)

Inflections of 'jockey' (n): npl: jockeys
Inflections of 'jockey' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
jockeys
v 3rd person singular
jockeying
v pres p
jockeyed
v past
jockeyed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
jockey n ([sb] who rides horses)yóquey n común
  (voz inglesa)jockey n común
 The jockey competed in monthly horse races.
 El yóquey competía en carreras de caballos todos los meses.
jockeys npl US, ® (jockey shorts: men's underpants)calzoncillos nmpl
  (AmS)slip nm
 George has always worn jockeys.
 George siempre ha usado calzoncillos.
jockey⇒ vi (ride racehorses)montar a caballo loc verb
 Samantha chooses her favorite horse when she jockeys.
 Samantha elige a su caballo favorito cuando monta a caballo.
jockey vi figurative (compete)competir⇒ vi
 Members of the party are jockeying to be the next leader.
jockey for [sth] vi + prep figurative (compete with)competir por vi + prep
 Elena and Kim are both jockeying for the promotion.
 Elena y Kim están compitiendo por el ascenso.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
disc jockey,
also US: disk jockey n		 (plays music on radio) (anglicismo)disc jockey loc nom mf
  (sigla inglesa)DJ n común
  (ES: informal)pinchadiscos n común inv
  (adaptación poco usual)disyóquey n común
 He works as a disc jockey at WKRX.
 Trabaja como disc jockey en WKRX.
disc jockey,
also US: disk jockey n		 (plays music in nightclub) (anglicismo)disc jockey loc nom mf
  (sigla inglesa)DJ n común
  (ES: informal)pinchadiscos n común inv
  (adaptación poco usual)disyóquey n común
 The nightclub has hired a new disc jockey for its seventies disco nights.
 La discoteca ha contratado a un nuevo disc jockey para sus noches disco de los 70.
disc jockey,
also US: disk jockey vi		 (act as DJ in nightclub)ser disc jockey loc verb
  ser DJ loc verb
  (ES: informal)ser pinchadiscos loc verb
  ser disyóquey loc verb
DJ n initialism (disk jockey: in nightclub) (anglicismo)disc jockey loc nom mf
  (sigla inglesa)DJ n común
  (ES: informal)pinchadiscos n común inv
  (adaptación poco usual)disyóquey n común
 Some famous DJs make millions of dollars a year.
 Algunos disc jockeys famosos ganan millones de dólares al año.
DJ n initialism (disk jockey: radio host) (anglicismo)disc jockey loc nom mf
  (sigla inglesa)DJ n común
  (ES: informal)pinchadiscos n común inv
  (adaptación poco usual)disyóquey n común
 The DJ has been playing all of my favorite songs tonight.
jockey for position v expr (try to get an advantage)tratar de sacar ventaja loc verb
jockey shorts npl US, ® (Y-fronts: men's underpants)bóxers flojos nmpl
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'jockey' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
color - deejay - DJ - jock - ride - short - veejay - weigh out - Y-fronts
Spanish:
jockey - jinete - bujarrón - discjockey - pinchadiscos


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