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Noun (2 meanings)
jock is a type of:
- contestant (noun) - a person who participates in competitions
types of jock:
- Olympian (noun) - an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- acrobat (noun) - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
- amateur (noun) - an athlete who does not play for pay
- ball hawk (noun) - a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
- ballplayer, baseball player (noun) - an athlete who plays baseball
- basketball player, basketeer, cager (noun) - an athlete who plays basketball
- climber (noun) - someone who climbs as a sport
- cricketer (noun) - an athlete who plays cricket
- football player, footballer (noun) - an athlete who plays American football
- gymnast (noun) - an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
- hockey player, ice-hockey player (noun) - an athlete who plays hockey
- hooker (noun) - (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
- hurdler (noun) - an athlete who runs the hurdles
- jumper (noun) - an athlete who competes at jumping
- lacrosse player (noun) - an athlete who plays lacrosse
- letterman (noun) - an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- pentathlete (noun) - an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
- professional, pro (noun) - an athlete who plays for pay
- runner (noun) - a trained athlete who competes in foot races
- sharpshooter (noun) - an athlete noted for accurate aim
- shot putter (noun) - an athlete who competes in the shot put
- skater (noun) - someone who skates
- skier (noun) - someone who skis
- sledder (noun) - someone who rides a sled
- soccer player (noun) - an athlete who plays soccer
- sport, sportsman, sportswoman (noun) - someone who engages in sports
- striker (noun) - a forward on a soccer team
- substitute, reserve, second-stringer (noun) - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- swimmer (noun) - a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- swinger (noun) - someone who swings sports implements
- tennis player (noun) - an athlete who plays tennis
- vaulter, pole vaulter, pole jumper (noun) - an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
- weightlifter, lifter (noun) - an athlete who lifts barbells
- winger (noun) - (sports) player in wing position
instances of jock:
- Fosbury, Dick Fosbury, Richard D. Fosbury (noun) - United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
- Mathias, Bob Mathias, Robert Bruce Mathias (noun) - United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
- Owens, Jesse Owens, James Cleveland Owens (noun) - United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
- Thorpe, Jim Thorpe, James Francis Thorpe (noun) - outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
- Zaharias, Babe Zaharias, Didrikson, Babe Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson, Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias (noun) - outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
jock is derivationally related to:
- athletic (adjective) - relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
2. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise.
jock is a type of:
- man's clothing (noun) - clothing that is designed for men to wear
- protective garment (noun) - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury