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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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The society analyzed figures from a national database tracking wholesaler purchases from drug manufacturers.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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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
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The items, sold nationwide at retailers like Walmart and Aldi, may contain Salmonella, a potentially deadly pathogen.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
4 May 2026
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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
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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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Let’s become an exporter of water and energy.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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South Korea, a global leader in base oil production and a major exporter of Group III base oils, recently introduced mandatory export caps on refined petroleum products, seeking to shore up domestic base oils supply amid the crisis.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The Google Health app already works with data from other apps and devices, but the AI assistant within it is only available for Pixel Watch and Fitbit products today.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The post directed interested candidates to apply online, and email resumes to Mansfield ISD assistant athletic director Dawn Mailloux-Smith and head football coach and athletic coordinator Kirk Thor.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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