English Explanatory Dictionary

yard jockey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A yardman who switches locomotives and rolling stock in a switchyard, or a truck driver who analogously switches tractors and semi-trailers at a truckyard or depot.

Word forms

yard jockey yard jockeys

Synonyms

hostler switcher shunter

Related words

jockey jockeying railyard yardhorse yardroom

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