Hyphenation of jockey

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word jockey? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

jock-ey

Definitions of jockey:

1.	Someone employed to ride horses in horse races
2.	An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus He's a truck jockey A computer jockey A disc jockey
3.	Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
4.	Compete (for an advantage or a position)
5.	Ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

Synonyms of jockey:

noun	horseman, equestrian, horseback rider
noun	operator, manipulator
verb	cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
verb	manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate
verb	horse-race

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.