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as in wholesaler
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as in laborer
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Recent Examples of jobber
Read full article Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021
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
The antipathy to horsemeat is fast vanishing, says Jim Augustine, the East Bay’s one and only mustang meat jobber.
—Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021
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
The antipathy to horsemeat is fast vanishing, says Jim Augustine, the East Bay’s one and only mustang meat jobber.
—Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobber
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The 1936 law prohibits manufacturers and wholesalers from giving preferential treatment to big retailers over smaller ones, though with caveats.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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La Martina also boasts about 400 wholesalers globally.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ortiz recalls anecdotes from domestic laborers during the aftermath of the Woolsey fire—workers being hired to put out fires, employers evacuating but leaving their household workers behind to care for pets, workers left behind to clean toxic ash.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Jan. 2025
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Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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The recall affects one lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection, 10mg/ml, sold to wholesalers, distributors, compounding companies and hospitals.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ingram's response times were a week or longer, and in December, Ingram announced a severe reduction of its VMware business (VMware still works with other distributors, like Arrow).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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But for those who experienced the desperate, dismal drudge of Forest’s three seasons in League One, the third tier of English football, from 2005-08 — and visits to clubs including Yeovil, Carlisle, Tranmere and Hartlepool — there has been a long wait for moments like this.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2024
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America is also already the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas, according to the EIA.—
Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Currently, Connecticut is a prolific exporter of college students.—
Derek Slap,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica spoke with an IT vendor manager who has been using VMware's vSphere since the early 2000s.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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This one uses Undercurrent’s signature espresso combined with fresh, creamy gelato from nearby vendor Honeysuckle Gelato.—
Sunny Hubler,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Best of The Bee: A former executive assistant at UC Davis accused of embezzlement while working for the campus fire department made her first appearance Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court , via Rosalio Ahumada.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Egan was a top assistant at Lower Merion under head coach Gregg Downer during Bryant’s junior and senior years, and first met the hoops prodigy on the courts of the local Jewish community center.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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To further secure financial transactions, a third-party merchant handles card processing, while AWS manages physical security under the SOC3 assessment.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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