jobber

Meaning

1. (archaic) One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
2. An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
3. (UK, obsolete) A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.
4. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
5. (US) An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
6. (British) An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
7. (slang) A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
8. (slang) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

Synonyms

stockjobber

middleman

wholesaler

broker

odd-job man

odd-job worker

stockbroker

odd-jobber

factor

intercessor

market maker

mediator

merchandiser

merchant

monger

seeder

seller

spiv

storekeeper

trader

tradesman

wage-earner

piece-worker

jobmaster

wholesaling middlemen

bargainer

wholesale middleman

businessman

cropper

dealer

distributor

district

employer

entrepreneur

Translations

εργάτης

lavoratore a cottimo

grossiste

agente de bolsa

Händler

atacadista

toptancı

marchand

Aktienhändler

Jobber

Geschäftsmann

Eigenhändler

majorista

επιχειρηματίας

Unternehmer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From job + -er.