jobber

[job-er]

noun

1. a wholesale merchant, especially one selling to retailers.

2. a pieceworker.

3. jabroni.

4. (formerly) a merchant who deals in odd lots or job lots.

5. a person who practices jobbery.

jobber

/ ˈdʒɒbə /

noun

1. short for stockjobber

2. a person who jobs

Word History and Origins

Origin of jobber¹

First recorded in 1660–70; job ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Founder Dan Evins, a Tennessee oil jobber, envisioned a restaurant and retail operation themed around old-time country stores, where people gathered to play checkers on barrels once used to deliver crackers.

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If not employees, these talented people are individual jobbers.

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But if there’s one thing I learned from his memoir, it’s that the guy’s a mensch, and one with a solid regard for jobbers on a deadline.

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“It was really about that – capturing those moments that hadn't been captured on film before and then just reveling in them and getting to know the jobber, too,” Rowe explained.

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On their road trip journey across the country, they’ll revisit past jobbers and tell new stories that add to the legend of the “Dirty Jobs” name.

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Related Words

• broker 
• dealer 
• exporter www.thesaurus.com
• operator 
• retailer www.thesaurus.com
• seller 
• shipper 
• shopkeeper 
• trader 
• trafficker www.thesaurus.com
• vendor 
• wholesaler