jobber
jobber is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. [Eng.]
- 2.One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
- 3.One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abroad
- acrobat
- actor
- adept
- admirable
- adventurer
- agent
- all
- and
- ass
- banker
- bear
- bidder
- blade
- broker
- bull
- bungler
- bunko
- business
- buyer
- cadger
- cambist
- camelot
- campaigner
- capper
- carpetbagger
- chandler
- changer
- chapman
- charlatan
- cheat
- chef
- clean
- clothing
- cockatrice
- colporteur
- concern
- conjuror
- connoisseur
- costermonger
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is jobber.
- What is a dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. [Eng.] called?
- What is one who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers called?
- What is one who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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