"yard jockey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yard jockeys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yard jockey (plural yard jockeys)
  1. (rail transport, trucking) 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. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: hostler, switcher Related terms: jockeying, jockey [verb], railyard
    Sense id: en-yard_jockey-en-noun-uBaKz96Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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