jobbers
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jobbers noun
- One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and recruits other people.
- A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.“An act to restrain the number and ill practice of brokers and stock jobbers: 8 & 9 Wm. 3, ch. 32 (1697) [legislation of English parliament”
- An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
- 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.
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jabroniwholesalermiddlemanaggregatorsdealersdistributorsresellersretailerswholesalersbabyfacejobbingnobodiesshystersindylackeyshirelingsshills
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