jobber

[job-er]

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noun

a wholesale merchant, especially one selling to retailers.

a pieceworker.

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

a person who practices jobbery.

Origin of jobber

First recorded in 1660–70; job¹ + -er¹

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Related Words for jobber

shopkeeper, trafficker, vendor, trader, broker, seller, operator, shipper, dealer, exporter, retailer, wholesaler, go-between, mediator, tycoon, businessperson, storekeeper, salesperson, sender, handler

Examples from the Web for jobber

Historical Examples of jobber

From the jobber they go to the grocer, who delivers them to the consumer.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Lamborn Service in all its phases is available to you as a jobber.
About sugar buying for Jobbers
B. W. Dyer
That is to say, Semple arranged with a jobber, on the quiet, d'ye see?
The Market-Place
Harold Frederic
It was on this political boroughmonger and jobber that Boswell was now pinning his faith.
James Boswell
William Keith Leask
He was at the mercy of the jobber, the kerb-stone broker, the pedlar in fruit.
The Spoilers of the Valley
Robert Watson

British Dictionary definitions for jobber

jobber

noun

British short for stockjobber (def. 1)

a person who jobs

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Word Origin and History for jobber

"one who does odd jobs," 1706, agent noun from job.