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jockey

noun
  1. someone employed to ride horses in horse races
    “I am too tall to be a jockey.”
  2. an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
    “I am a truck jockey.”
verb
  1. to ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
    “I jockey part-time.”
  2. to defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    “The criminals jockeyed for a living.”
    cheat
  3. to compete for an advantage or a position
    “The employees jockey for promotion.”