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as in wholesaler
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as in laborer
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Recent Examples of jobber
The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers.
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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
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
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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
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Modern Milkman, also an Ellington business, is the bakery’s biggest wholesaler.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Last January, a three-day raid in Kern County where undocumented laborers were arrested set off panic in the Central Valley and other farming regions with large immigrant workforces.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the sweep unfolded, dozens of laborers moved methodically through the forest’s steep and muddy terrain.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Apple, which spent millions of dollars per episode, financed the production as the distributor.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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This list of questions to ask before trusting a distributor with your work is an intelligent reflection of today’s marketplace realities.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.—
Rachel Roubein,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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New Sauce The star of Knocked Up, Neighbors, and The Studio just launched a new partnership with the famed Italian-American brand Carbone, which has expanded in recent years beyond its iconic New York City restaurant roots to offer jarred versions of its sauces at retailers nationwide.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
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Some of the routine tasks given to new hires are drudge work and not a learning experience.—
Justin Hotard,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
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One winner that’s emerging from the conflict is Russia, an energy exporter that stands to benefit from higher prices.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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One winner that's emerging from the conflict is Russia, an energy exporter that stands to benefit from higher prices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional service education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clyde Caldwell, a classroom assistant at Hyde Park Academy, said both teens were enrolled at the school.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Attendees can take advantage of free health screenings, interactive vendors, children’s entertainment, medical equipment demonstrations, giveaways, raffles, free haircuts and guest speakers in a family-friendly environment.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit cites four products a furniture vendor agreed to stop providing to an undisclosed competitor because of its low prices.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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