jobber, middleman, wholesaler
(noun) someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jobber (plural jobbers)
(archaic) One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and recruits other people. [19th c.]
(obsolete, UK, finance) A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.
(business) An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
(US, business) A type of intermediary in the apparel industry, as well as others, who buys excess merchandise from brand owners and manufacturers, and sells to retailers at prices that are 20-70% below wholesale.
(British, finance) A market maker on the stock exchange.
(professional wrestling slang) A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
(slang) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).
(theater) An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
Because of the negative connotations of the word jobber, the sense of "intermediary in the apparel industry" has been superseded by the more politically-correct term off-price specialist.
• (wrestling): jabroni
Source: Wiktionary
Job"ber, n.
1. One who works by the job.
2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber. [Eng.]
3. One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
4. One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
