noun
- people who buy goods in large quantities from manufacturers and sell them to retailers
- people who do small jobs or work by the piece rather than on salary
- stock market dealers who buy and sell securities for quick profits
Usage: business; commerce
Usage: informal
Usage: finance; stock market
Examples
- The jobbers purchased electronics from the factory and sold them to local stores.
- Many small retailers depend on jobbers to supply their inventory.
- The construction company hired jobbers to complete the roofing work.
- Freelance writers often work as jobbers, taking on various projects.
- Stock market jobbers made quick trades throughout the trading session.
- The jobbers bought shares in the morning and sold them by afternoon.
- Local jobbers helped distribute the new product line to regional shops.