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jobber

noun

job·​ber ˈjä-bər How to pronounce jobber (audio)
: one that jobs: such as
a(1)
: wholesaler
specifically : a wholesaler who operates on a small scale or who sells only to retailers and institutions
b
: a person who works by the job

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Gosewich then left the business before its expansion to join Sherman’s Records chain and rack-jobber covering eastern Canada. Karen Bliss, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2019 The push came from independent distributors, known as rack jobbers, that specialized in foods then considered outside the American mainstream — Chinese, Jewish, Italian or of another origin — and were searching for places to sell them. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019 For third-generation jobber Rick Green, who delivers food to about 50 restaurants in Indiana and Michigan, daily runs have become more complicated as Fulton Market’s longtime inhabitants have scattered. Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018 The City had its freewheeling parts—such as the euro markets—but the stock market was carved up by British brokers and jobbers, with Hogwartian names such as Ackroyd & Smithers. Bloomberg.com, 19 Apr. 2018 The antipathy to horsemeat is fast vanishing, says Jim Augustine, the East Bay’s one and only mustang meat jobber. Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018 His only friend is Belly Button (Bamboo Chen), a junk-collector and occasional odd-jobber who loves to drop by on his night shifts. Maggie Lee, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jobber was circa 1626
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