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stockjobber

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stock⋅job⋅ber

[stok-job-er]
–noun
1. a stock salesperson, esp. one who sells or promotes worthless securities.
2. British. a stock-exchange operator who acts as an intermediary between brokers.

Origin:
1620–30; stock + jobber


stock⋅job⋅ber⋅y, stockjobbing, noun
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stock·job·ber   (stŏk'jŏb'ər)   
n.  
  1. Chiefly British A stock-exchange operator who deals only with brokers.

  2. A stockbroker, especially an unscrupulous one.

stock'job'bing n.
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