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jobbing

British  
/ ˈdʒɒbɪŋ /

adjective

  1. working on occasional jobs or by the piece rather than in a regular job

    a jobbing gardener

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He had previously appeared in several television shows as a jobbing actor - from Hollyoaks to Doctors and EastEnders.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

Foad, 29, describes himself as a "jobbing comedy writer" who won a scholarship to drama school before moving into scriptwriting.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2022

Peers in the House of Lords are due to debate a government plan later to bring back double jobbing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

Alliance deputy leader Stephen Farry told BBC's Sunday Politics programme that the move was "a backwards step" and that Lord Alderdice had made "a fundamentally poor judgement call" to propose the reintroduction of double jobbing.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2022

His musical efflorescence was tragically brief, but this is the man who turned the chord-strumming, jobbing electric guitar into a high-wire, virtuoso lead instrument, from also-ran to star turn.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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