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job·ber
(jŏb′ər)n.
1. One that buys merchandise from manufacturers and sells it to retailers.
2. One that works by the job or by the contract.
3. Chiefly British A middleman in the exchange of stocks and securities among brokers.
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jobber
(ˈdʒɒbə)n
1. (Stock Exchange) Brit short for stockjobber1
2. a person who jobs
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job•ber
(ˈdʒɒb ər)n.
1. a wholesale merchant, esp. one selling to retailers.
2. a pieceworker.
3. (formerly) a merchant dealing in special, odd, or job lots.
4. a person who practices jobbery.
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Noun | 1. | jobber - someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers distributer, distributor - someone who markets merchandise meat packer, packer - a wholesaler in the meat-packing business |
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[ˈdʒɒbər] n (British) (STOCK EXCHANGE) (also stockjobber) → négociant(e) en valeurs boursièresCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jobber
n
(St Ex) → Makler(in) m(f), → Börsenhändler(in) m(f)
(= casual worker) → Gelegenheitsarbeiter(in) m(f)
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[ˈdʒɒbəʳ] n (Brit) (Stock Exchange) → jobber m/f inv intermediario tra agenti di cambioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995