Jockey vs. Equestrian — What's the Difference?

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.

Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders.

(Sports) One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.

Depicted or represented on horseback

(Informal) One whose occupation or hobby involves a specified machine, device, or object

One who rides a horse or performs on horseback.

(Sports) To ride (a horse) as jockey.

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

To direct or maneuver by cleverness or skill

(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

To trick; cheat.

One who rides a horse.

(Sports) To ride a horse in a race.

(historical) eques

To maneuver for a certain position or advantage

Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.

To employ trickery.

Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue.

One who rides racehorses competitively.

Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order.

That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire

One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.

An operator of some machinery or apparatus.

A man skilled in equitation

(dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.

Of or relating to or composed of knights

The selling of an unsound horse for a sound price is regarded by a Yorkshire jockey

Of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

(dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

A prostitute's client.

A rapist.

To ride (a horse) in a race.

To jostle by riding against.

To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.

To cheat or trick.

A professional rider of horses in races.

A dealer in horses; a horse trader.

A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

" To jostle by riding against one."

To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.

To maneuver; to move in an intricate manner so as to avoid obstacles; as, to jockey a large cabinet up a winding staircase.

To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

To maneuver oneself aggressivley or skillfully so as to achieve an advantage; as, he jockeyed himself into position to be noticed.

Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus;

Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

Compete (for an advantage or a position)

Ride a race-horse as a professional jockey