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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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Founded in 1912, Farmer Brothers is a national roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and allied products.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fedex joined a number of other large corporations that sued before the Supreme Court ruled, including wholesaler Costco, beauty company Revlon and grocery company Bumble Bee Foods.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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For months, Friedmann, always carefully wearing a mask, posed as a laborer and entered the facility.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Construction laborers work on a high rise building in Kolkata on July 23, 2024.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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The film was released theatrically by indie distributor Rich Spirit through boutique screenings in select cities.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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Producer and distributor GreenApple Entertainment has signed a four-film deal with AllBlk, the popular streaming service for Black television and film from AMC Networks.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The men’s capsule imbues the same collegiate spirit, with polos and shirting in sprightly patterns—albeit, slightly bolder than women’s—alongside said new take on the retailer’s windproof blouson, in khaki, sand and navy, plus relaxed sports shorts.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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Girls’ apparel frequently makes up the majority of kids’ clothing SKUs at major retailers, according to Woven Insights, while boys’ assortments skew toward T-shirts and pants with fewer stylistic or fit variations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 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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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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Traders are also concerned about the risk to oil facilities in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Iran is a large producer and exporter of both, but the primary risk stems from the war disrupting tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting global markets with oil and gas fields in the Persian Gulf.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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On October 14, the Bureau sent the assistant attorney general an eight-paragraph précis of the poet’s life, work, and political leanings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eberflus has spent 17 seasons in the NFL as a head coach and defensive assistant, having spent last season as the DC for the Cowboys.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 1991, after the Kroger incident, police had found a paper on which Friedmann had listed dozens of venders who sold military-grade firearms and equipment.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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And least of all, there are major security risks that come with storing identity documents, like a recent breach of Discord’s third-party vendor 5CA that left over 70,000 government IDs exposed online.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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