jobber

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Recent Examples of jobber Read full article Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 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 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 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 The antipathy to horsemeat is fast vanishing, says Jim Augustine, the East Bay’s one and only mustang meat jobber. Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobber
Noun
  • The 1936 law prohibits manufacturers and wholesalers from giving preferential treatment to big retailers over smaller ones, though with caveats.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
  • La Martina also boasts about 400 wholesalers globally.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ortiz recalls anecdotes from domestic laborers during the aftermath of the Woolsey fire—workers being hired to put out fires, employers evacuating but leaving their household workers behind to care for pets, workers left behind to clean toxic ash.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ingram's response times were a week or longer, and in December, Ingram announced a severe reduction of its VMware business (VMware still works with other distributors, like Arrow).
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The recall affects one lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection, 10mg/ml, sold to wholesalers, distributors, compounding companies and hospitals.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But for those who experienced the desperate, dismal drudge of Forest’s three seasons in League One, the third tier of English football, from 2005-08 — and visits to clubs including Yeovil, Carlisle, Tranmere and Hartlepool — there has been a long wait for moments like this.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • But vaccination could put poultry meat exporters (whose birds are genetically less susceptible to H5N1 than laying hens) at risk of losing billions of dollars in international trade deals.
    Kate Wells, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
  • In China, new duties could damage exporters who rely on the U.S. market.
    Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ars Technica spoke with an IT vendor manager who has been using VMware's vSphere since the early 2000s.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This one uses Undercurrent’s signature espresso combined with fresh, creamy gelato from nearby vendor Honeysuckle Gelato.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With the update, Apple Intelligence is now enabled by default in the macOS setup assistant—users who don't want to use the tools will need to disable them, but users who want to use them won't need to go through the process of setting them up.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Click the star-like Gemini button and ask the assistant to create drafts, plan projects, generate images, or take notes in a meeting.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The international card services segment showed an 11% growth, bringing in $2.99 billion, while the global merchant and network services posted a slight decline of 2%, recording $1.89 billion in revenue.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The Houthis have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip started in October 2023, significantly affecting global shipping, particularly through Egypt's Suez Canal.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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