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: athlete sense 1
especially : a school or college athlete
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: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest
computer jocks
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: pilot
especially : a fighter pilot
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026 Jacob Elordi portrays Nate Jacobs in Euphoria, an angry jock who now owns his dad's construction company and is engaged to Cassie. —Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 Jack and Montgomery play fantasy board games and are bullied by jocks, but the tone is such a left turn that any common threads with Matarazzo’s former series become an afterthought. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 But the man hung himself, most likely due to Duncan tormenting him relentlessly like a jock pranking a nerd in an ‘80s campus comedy. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jock
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Noun
If the rest of the kids in the family feel neglected, or their interests don’t matter, and mom and dad only care about the jock in the family? —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026 Jacob Elordi portrays Nate Jacobs in Euphoria, an angry jock who now owns his dad's construction company and is engaged to Cassie. —Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 Jack and Montgomery play fantasy board games and are bullied by jocks, but the tone is such a left turn that any common threads with Matarazzo’s former series become an afterthought. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 But the man hung himself, most likely due to Duncan tormenting him relentlessly like a jock pranking a nerd in an ‘80s campus comedy. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jock
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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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: athlete
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