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noun

Jobber n.

One who works by the job.

A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. (Eng.)

One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.

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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Etymology of 'Jobber'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jobber" Quotes from Famous Books

... distributor of stamps, the latter a clerk to the Court of Session—both of whom, though great poets, were eminently punctual and practical men of business. David Ricardo, amidst the occupations of his daily business as a London stock- jobber, in conducting which he acquired an ample fortune, was able to concentrate his mind upon his favorite subject—on principles of political economy; for he united in himself the sagacious commercial man and the profound philosopher. Baily, the eminent astronomer, was another ...

— How to Get on in the World - A Ladder to Practical Success • Major A.R. Calhoon

... dollars in cash, and was ready to start for Chicago. I called on those creditors who held my notes, which were not yet due, and assured them I was on the right road to success, and that with the use of the money I then had, I was certain to win, as I thought of investing in jewelry as a jobber, which business, I had from my first experience, always determined to try again if I ever succeeded in ...

— Twenty Years of Hus'ling • J. P. Johnston

... his respects to Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, whom he characterized as a notoriety seeker and branded as a "discredited, disreputable, despised stock-jobber who glories in his infamy." Mr. Eckels lashed Lawson with caustic language, and stated the American people of judgment are not misled ...

— Frenzied Finance - Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated • Thomas W. Lawson

... dear fellow, it strikes me that our elegant and attentive neighbor must either be some successful stock-jobber who has speculated in the fall of the Spanish funds, or ...

— The Count of Monte Cristo • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... stock-jobber and minister boasts of the credit of England. Its credit, say they, is greater than that of any country in Europe. There is a good reason for this: for there is not another country in Europe that could be made the dupe of such a delusion. The English funding system will remain ...

— The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Complete - With Index to Volumes I - IV • Thomas Paine

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