jobber

[ job-er ]

noun

1. a wholesale merchant, especially one selling to retailers.
2. a pieceworker.
3. jabroni ( def 2 ).
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

If not employees, these talented people are individual jobbers.

From Seattle Times

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.

From New York Times

“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.

From Fox News

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.

From Fox News

In the 18th century, speculators who did sell borrowed commodities before they had paid for them – in anticipation of profiting from a fall in price – were therefore called “bearskin jobbers”, later shortened to “bears”.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• broker
• dealer
• exporter
• operator
• retailer
• seller
• shipper
• shopkeeper
• trader
• trafficker
• vendor
• wholesaler