jobber

Definition of jobbernext

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Recent Examples of jobber The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025 Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023 There’s real love out there for his performance, and his journey from child star to behind-the-scenes jobber to indie heartthrob is the type of narrative that voters can get behind. Vulture, 10 Jan. 2023 Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021 Gosewich then left the business before its expansion to join Sherman’s Records chain and rack-jobber covering eastern Canada. Karen Bliss, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2019 The push came from independent distributors, known as rack jobbers, that specialized in foods then considered outside the American mainstream — Chinese, Jewish, Italian or of another origin — and were searching for places to sell them. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019 For third-generation jobber Rick Green, who delivers food to about 50 restaurants in Indiana and Michigan, daily runs have become more complicated as Fulton Market’s longtime inhabitants have scattered. Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018 The City had its freewheeling parts—such as the euro markets—but the stock market was carved up by British brokers and jobbers, with Hogwartian names such as Ackroyd & Smithers. Bloomberg.com, 19 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobber
Noun
  • The society analyzed figures from a national database tracking wholesaler purchases from drug manufacturers.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag, a global chemical wholesaler with headquarters in Germany, nearly $67,000 after its Charlotte-area plant broke federal regulations designed to protect people from hazardous waste.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Westerners, Arabs and Indians dominate business and finance, while laborers from poor countries in Asia and Africa toil for long hours in scorching temperatures at oil facilities and construction sites — often with few protections.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • The idea goes back decades, to when Zadikian was working in Iran with art dealer Tony Shafrazi and became fixated on the way laborers stacked clay bricks, repeating the same gesture over and over until something larger took shape.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Empire Entertainment, the Saudi distributor that handled Desert Warrior for MBC and looks after Sony releases in the territory, has had bigger hits this year, not least Project Hail Mary, which grossed $700,000 in its opening weekend.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 May 2026
  • Leagues may sell a bundle of local rights to a national distributor or see franchises make their own deals based on market priorities.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The couple co-founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience when Don Fisher couldn’t find a pair of jeans that fit, according to the retailer.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
  • The items, sold nationwide at retailers like Walmart and Aldi, may contain Salmonella, a potentially deadly pathogen.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • What is the return for the employee, e.g. less drudge work, faster decisions, more time for higher-value tasks?
    Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Although free labor can help a candidate win, volunteers are also seen as a source of risk, best restricted to such drudge work as phone banking or door knocking.
    Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Americans have been dealing with record-high beef prices, in part due to Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, a major beef exporter.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In Nigeria, Africa’s top crude oil exporter, Dangote’s refinery — the continent’s largest — has become a central player in the domestic energy market since coming on stream in 2024, reducing the country’s decades-old dependence on importing refined fuels.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kublank was an assistant to head coach Paul Netzel for the Green Wave’s 2016 state team.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The ad called for the supervision of a team of graduate assistants or interns.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Every major city contract, vendor and lobbyist interaction will be easily accessible online, so residents can see who is doing business with the city and under what terms.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Local vendors were also on-site with food and drinks.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

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“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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