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jobber

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Noun

  1. 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. A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.
  4. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
  5. 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.
  6. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise: A market maker on the stock exchange; a stockjobber.
  7. A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
  8. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

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