jobber

Plural: jobbers

Noun

• A person who buys goods in bulk and sells to retailers.
• someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
• One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
• An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
• A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.
• An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
• An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
• 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.
• An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
• A market maker on the stock exchange; a stockjobber.
• A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
• A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

Examples

• The word jobber might not be a bingo, but it sets up well for future plays.

Synonyms

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