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job⋅ber
[job-er] 
–noun
| 1. | a wholesale merchant, esp. one selling to retailers. |
| 2. | a pieceworker. |
| 3. | (formerly) a merchant who deals in special, odd, or job lots. |
| 4. | a person who practices jobbery. |
job
1 [
job] noun, verb, jobbed, job⋅bing, adjective –noun
| 1. | a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn. |
| 2. | a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor. |
| 3. | anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time. |
| 4. | an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job. |
| 5. | the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job. |
| 6. | the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job. |
| 7. | the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job. |
| 8. | Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job. |
| 9. | a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain. |
| 10. | Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned. |
| 11. | Computers. a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs. |
–verb (used without object)
| 12. | to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece. |
| 13. | to do business as a jobber. |
| 14. | to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain. |
–verb (used with object)
| 15. | to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often fol. by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. |
| 16. | to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana. |
| 17. | to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office. |
| 18. | to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property. |
| 19. | to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain. |
–adjective
—Idioms| 20. | of or for a particular job or transaction. |
| 21. | bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities. |
| 22. | do a job on, Slang.
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| 23. | on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed. |
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| job·ber (jŏb'ər) n.
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| Main Entry: | jobber |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See jabroni |
Jobber
Job"ber\, n. 1. One who works by the job. 2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. [Eng.] 3. One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. 4. One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
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Jobber
A slang term for a market maker on the London stock exchange.
Investopedia Commentary
Jobbers hold shares on their books and trade with the brokers.
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Getting to Know Stock Exchanges
Stock Basics Tutorial
See also: Broker, Exchange, FTSE, Market Maker, Shares
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Main Entry: job·ber
Function: noun
1 : a wholesaler who operates on a small scale or who sells only to retailers and institutions
2 : a person who works by the job
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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