JOBBER Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

jobber

noun

Definition of jobber

as in wholesaler

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as in laborer

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Recent Examples of jobber The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025 Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023 There’s real love out there for his performance, and his journey from child star to behind-the-scenes jobber to indie heartthrob is the type of narrative that voters can get behind. — Vulture, 10 Jan. 2023 Gosewich then left the business before its expansion to join Sherman’s Records chain and rack-jobber covering eastern Canada. — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2019 The push came from independent distributors, known as rack jobbers, that specialized in foods then considered outside the American mainstream — Chinese, Jewish, Italian or of another origin — and were searching for places to sell them. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019 For third-generation jobber Rick Green, who delivers food to about 50 restaurants in Indiana and Michigan, daily runs have become more complicated as Fulton Market’s longtime inhabitants have scattered. — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018 The City had its freewheeling parts—such as the euro markets—but the stock market was carved up by British brokers and jobbers, with Hogwartian names such as Ackroyd & Smithers. — Bloomberg.com, 19 Apr. 2018

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Noun

In July, the wholesaler officially introduced a new chicken tenders menu option to its food courts nationwide.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Acting as a wholesaler to local restaurant clients, and also serving individual lobster lovers, this place has ensconced itself firmly within Boston's heart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of wholesaler

Noun

Meanwhile, $12 million will go to a fund supporting out-of-work entertainment industry laborers.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

The fledgling distributor has acquired several other festival and award-nominated movies ahead of MIPCOM.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
The screening’s reception was so strong that nearly every major player entered the fray, driving the bidding to figures the indie distributor simply couldn’t turn down.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

All the best deals from all retailers will be on our Prime Day hub, with money off cameras, telescopes and binoculars.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of retailer

Noun

In practical terms, the study suggests a preference for agentic AI to simplify drudge work and logistics, such as narrowing choices or suggesting better options, rather than taking full control of emotionally loaded or high-complexity decisions.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Although free labor can help a candidate win, volunteers are also seen as a source of risk, best restricted to such drudge work as phone banking or door knocking.

— Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of drudge

Noun

But while the wider economy has come under pressure, with inflation hovering above 4% and the government trimming its economic growth forecasts, Brazil has also been an economic beneficiary of higher oil prices as a net oil exporter.

— Chloe Taylor,Thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
After the war in Iran disrupted Middle East supplies, Asian energy importers started buying more LNG from the US, which has become the world’s largest producer and exporter.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exporter

Noun

Kentucky Boy was conceived of by Old Forester assistant master distiller Caleb Trigo and Woodford Reserve master distiller Elizabeth McCall as a tribute to Morris for his 50th anniversary with Brown-Forman.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Greengart pointed to the Rabbit r1 personal assistant, which lacked distinct use cases from the smartphone and faced technical and hardware issues.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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