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jobbers

/ˈdʒɒbərz/

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noun

计件工头，散工招募者

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. "

这家建筑公司依靠计件工头迅速组建新房项目的施工队，按照每面墙的框架支付报酬，并让他们自己找木工。

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noun

经纪人，股票经纪人。

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"

一项旨在限制经纪人和股票经纪人数量及其不良行为的法案：8 & 9 Wm. 3, ch. 32 (1697) [英国议会立法]

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noun

中间商，批发商。

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. "

当地的农民经常把他们的农产品卖给中间商或批发商，然后由他们分销到城市的杂货店。

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noun

中间商，批发商。

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. "

由于这家服装厂衬衫生产过剩，一些中间商/批发商（专门收购尾货的商家）收购了积压的库存，然后卖给了当地的折扣店。

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noun

零股交易商，股票 intermediate商。

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. "

在伦敦证券交易所，零股交易商/股票intermediate商通过股票买卖价格之间的差价获利。

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noun

垫场员，龙套演员.

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." "

摔跤联盟雇佣了几名垫场员，让他们不断输给明星摔跤手，以此来衬托这位明星摔跤手更加强大。

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noun

东西，玩意儿

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? "

我不记得它们叫什么了，你能把那些用来把海报挂在墙上的小玩意儿拿过来吗？

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临时演员，跑龙套的。

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. "

由于巡回剧团负担不起带着全部演员演出，所以他们每到一个城镇都会雇用一些临时演员，跑龙套的来扮演小角色。

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