Background for jobbers

jobbers

/ˈdʒɒbərz/

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noun

One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and recruits other people.

Examples :

"The construction company relied on jobbers to quickly assemble crews for each new house project, paying them per wall framed and letting them find their own carpenters. "

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noun

A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

Examples :

"An act to restrain the number and ill practice of brokers and stock jobbers: 8 & 9 Wm. 3, ch. 32 (1697) [legislation of English parliament"

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noun

An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.

Examples :

"The local farmers often sell their produce to jobbers, who then distribute it to grocery stores in the city. "

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A type of intermediary in the apparel industry, as well as others, who buys excess merchandise from brand owners and manufacturers, and sells to retailers at prices that are 20-70% below wholesale.

Examples :

"Because the clothing factory had overproduced shirts, jobbers purchased the surplus stock and sold them to local discount stores. "

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noun

A market maker on the stock exchange.

Examples :

"On the London Stock Exchange, jobbers profit from the difference between the buying and selling prices of stocks. "

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noun

A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.

Examples :

""The wrestling league hired several jobbers to make their star wrestler look even stronger by consistently losing matches to him." "

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noun

A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

Examples :

"I can't remember what they're called, but can you grab those little jobbers we use to hang posters on the wall? "

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An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.

Examples :

"The traveling theater company used several jobbers to play minor roles in each town they visited, since they couldn't afford to bring a full cast on tour. "

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