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 There are thousands of wrestlers across the globe hoping to make a name for themselves and transform themselves from a no-name jobber into a star that is recognized by everyone. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobber

Noun

Those first computers, developed during the Second World War, evoked the basement warehouses of a chandelier wholesaler.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The wholesaler recently brought back its fan-favorite twisted churro, ending a two-year hiatus, The Observer reported.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wholesaler

Noun

While chore coats originated in late 19th-century France as practical uniforms for farmers, factory workers and laborers, Lee helped establish the style within American workwear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

The unconventional financing structure did not prevent the filmmakers from securing a traditional theatrical distributor.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Siddiq puts out multiple specials a year on YouTube, to millions of views, while helping to uplift up-and-coming comics as an executive producer and distributor for their specials.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

Sirhal said the retailer’s research that Target shoppers tend to mix three or more aesthetics in their home.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Luxury apartment towers such as MiCA Apartments and L Logan Square Apartments now line Milwaukee Avenue, and new retailers are moving in to serve recently arrived residents.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 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

Ordinarily, the United States enjoys a substantial diesel surplus and is the world’s largest diesel exporter.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Worst-hit has been Bahrain, the smallest Gulf oil exporter, which has long relied on its neighbors to prop up its economy.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exporter

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