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(obsolete, UK, finance) A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(obsolete, UK, finance) A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

The jobbing clerk immediately upon receipt of the ticket minuted it properly in the book, and, upon looking at the annunciator, saw that it showed no jobbers in the waiting room; he went at once to the waiting room, but found no one ther…
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(theater) An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.

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  • “Lastebil nr.2 som skulle berges har tekniske problemer som må utbedres på stedet. Dette forsinker åpningen av Griniveien. Mekanikere jobber på stedet for å utbedre problemene.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Jeg kjenner en tidligere baker som nå jobber på mekanisk verksted med å sammenføye metall. Han er ekspert på bollesveis.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(archaic) One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

The deponent, in the course of negotiation for sundry jobs, expressed his curiosity repecting the Habits and Life of the Knights of the Thimble, when the jobber to the Nobility and Gentry kindly volunteered to accompny him on a round to …
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"jobber" means: One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"jobber" means: One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (archaic) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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  • “I mean they used to pay extremely well. I had a friend met an ascension guy in 2016 irl and he told my friend he was being set up for financial stability for life even thou he was a jobber. House shows were still a thing back then thou.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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