jobber

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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. 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
Noun
  • Nike's margin improved as the DTC model eliminated third-party wholesalers from the channel and improved product pricing.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Wine and spirits have been a consistent drag on the company’s earnings due to weaker consumer demand, retailers buying less wine from wholesalers, and consumers shifting toward premium offerings.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The shipyards needed laborers, and the promise of good jobs drew tens of thousands—many of them Black workers from the South and East—to places like Richmond.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to Mar-a-Lago and the Bedminster golf course, Trump’s Virginia winery and his Palm Beach golf course also sought foreign laborers in 2024.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Zaslav resisted the move, believing that CNN strengthened the cable portfolio and gave it more leverage during negotiations with distributors.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Matt Tyrnauer followed that route with Carville, telling a vivid personal and political story that triggered competitive bidding from distributors: CNN won over Netflix.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Finally, give the drone scouts the drudge work, such as tediously scouring a large area.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Noun
  • The Golden Age Of LNG In The U.S. In 2023, the U.S. became number 1 exporter of LNG (85 million tonnes).
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Assad regime had allied closely with Iran, one of the world’s key oil exporters.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Airlines must also offer the option of the company coordinating repair or replacement or the passenger working with their preferred vendor directly at the airline's cost.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The free and family-friendly event opens at 4 p.m. and will have a holiday market, live entertainment, and local vendors.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Giants hired Belichick as a special teams assistant in 1979 and promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1985.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But what makes Android XR different from anything else and prior versions is that it’s developed with Google’s Gemini assistant at its core.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Dozens of unique local artisans alongside market merchants, farmers and outdoor vendors.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Growing numbers of websites are giving their overseas customers the option to pay in their local currency, rather than pay in the merchant’s currency without knowing the total price they will be charged.
    Daniel Webber, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Jobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobber. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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