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jobber.

One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑ.bɚ/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɔb.ə(ɹ)/Australia
  1. One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

    archaic
  2. An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.

  3. A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

    UK · obsolete
  4. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.

  5. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise. A type of intermediary in the apparel industry, as well as others, who buys excess merchandise from brand owners and manufacturers, and sells to retailers at prices that are 20-70% below wholesale.

    US
  6. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise. A market maker on the stock exchange; a stockjobber.

    UK
  7. A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.

    slang
  8. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

    slang
  9. A job press or platen press.

Where this word comes from

From job + -er.

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