jobber
- Noun. (archaic) One who works by the job.
- Noun. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
- Noun. (US) A type of intermediary in the apparel industry, as well as others, who buys excess merchandise from brand owners and manufacturers, and sells to retailers at prices that are 20-70% below wholesale. Because of the negative connotations of the word "jobber," they are now referred to by the more politically-correct term - "Off-price specialists.".
- Noun. (British) a market maker on the stock exchange.
- Noun. (obsolete) an unscrupulous promoter or broker of stocks for investment, often on speculative value and through manipulative or deceptive means.
- Noun. (context, professional) a performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
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