jock

Other forms of jock

plural

jocks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jock

What does jock mean?

jock means "a person trained to compete in sports". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jock?

jock has 1 syllable: jock. In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑk/.

What is another word for jock?

Close synonyms include athlete, athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jock a common word?

jock is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.