someone employed to ride horses in horse races an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
If you say that someone is jockeying for something, you mean that they are using whatever methods they can in order to get it or do it before their competitors can get it or do it. The rival political parties are already jockeying for power Already, both sides are jockeying to belittle the other side. If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals. someone who rides horses in races (Jockey, Scottish male name, from John). to compete strongly to get into the best position or situation, or to get the most power jockey for
One who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence
The production manager was annoyed because some desk jockey in the main office reassigned her staff without even consulting her.
A person who plays and mixes music, usually pre-recorded, at nightclubs, over the radio, and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers. Abbreviated as DJ or deejay
disc jock·ey disc jockeys in AM, also use disk jockey A disc jockey is someone who plays and introduces CDs on the radio or at a disco. = DJ. An announcer who presents and comments on popular recorded music, especially on the radio; a DJ. DJ someone whose job is to play the music on a radio show or in a club where you can dance. Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. The format generally involves one person, the disc jockey, introducing and playing phonograph records and chatting informally, usually extemporaneously, in the intervals. Because popular DJs are in a position to influence public tastes, record companies have sometimes attempted to bribe them with money and gifts, known as "payola