Jobber
Encyclopedia
Jobber may refer to:
- A being or tool that "jobs", pecks, or stabs, such as:
- Jobber, a length of drill bitDrill bit sizesDrill bits are the cutting tools of drilling machines. They can be made in any size to order, but standards organizations have defined sets of sizes that are produced routinely by drill bit manufacturers and stocked by distributors....
- Nut-jobber, a nuthatchNuthatchThe nuthatches are a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs...
Webster-Dictionary.net - Tree-jobber or wood-jobber, a woodpeckerWoodpeckerWoodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are one subfamily in the family Picidae, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species....
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- Jobber, a length of drill bit
- A brand of printing press by Golding & CompanyGolding & CompanyGolding & Company is a defunct American type foundry established in 1869 by William Hughson Golding in the Fort Hill area of Boston, Massachusetts.-History:...
- A person or corporation that engages in job productionJob productionJob production, sometimes called jobbing, involves producing a one-off product for a specific customer. Job production is most often associated with small firms but large firms use job production too...
- A professional wrestler who routinely loses a match (see Job (professional wrestling)Job (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match. It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect kayfabe. As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.The term...
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- One who performs odd jobOdd jobOdd job may refer to:*"Odd job", work that is not regular or skilled *Odd Job Stores, Inc. , which was bought out by Amazing Savings Holding LLC in 2003, and which subsequently closed in 2005*Odd Jobs, a 1986 comedy film*The Odd Job, a 1978 comedy film*Oddjob, a James Bond villain*Oddjob...
s or piece workPiece workPiece work is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed "piece rate" for each unit produced or action performed regardless of time... - Jobbing houseJobbing houseA jobbing house is a type of wholesale merchant business that buys goods and bulk products from importers, other wholesalers, or manufacturers, and then sells to retailers. Jobbing houses can deal in any commodity destined for the retail market. Typical categories are food, lumber, hardware,...
(or jobbing center, or jobber), a type of wholesale business- Jobber (fuel)Jobber (fuel)A jobber, or petroleum marketer, is a person or company that purchases quantities of refined fuel from refining companies , either for sale to retailers , or to sell directly to the users of those products...
, a middleman in the fuel industry - StockjobberStockjobberStockjobbers were institutions that acted as market makers in the London Stock Exchange. Prior to "Big Bang" in 1986, every stock traded on the Exchange passed through a jobber's book, where they acted as intermediaries between stockbrokers, who were in turn not permitted to be market makers...
, a dealer in financial securities
- Jobber (fuel)