"suicide jockey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-suicide jockey.ogg [Australia] Forms: suicide jockeys [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the risk of death if the vehicle crashes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} suicide jockey (plural suicide jockeys)
  1. (slang, US) A semi-trailer driver pulling a tanker trailer with gasoline or other explosive or hazardous substance. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-suicide_jockey-en-noun-CahPQ2xY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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