yard jockey

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.

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Meanings

nounyard jockey (plural yard jockeys)

plural yard jockeys

  1. truckingrail transportA 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.

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    Synonyms: hostler, switcher, shunter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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Cite this entry
APA

yard jockey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20jockey

MLA

“yard jockey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20jockey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yard jockey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20jockey.

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