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Examples
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Would they be main eventers, mid carders, or Jobbers?
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'No wonder they're not flying here on Jobbers,' Anson muttered.
Moonwar Bova, Ben, 1932- 1997
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Pop-up large image recesses of the Brokers and Jobbers, Jews as well as Christians, and found Amusement as well perhaps as profit by listening to all the News and Anecdotes true or false that were there whispered or more boldly pronounced.
John Adams autobiography, part 2, "Travels, and Negotiations," 1777-1778 1961
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Jobbers in the inland cities were cleaned out of stock they looked upon as dead and worthless.
A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" William H. Maher
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Makers, and Jobbers in miscellaneous work can compete as to QUALITY
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Jobbers on the street were crying their wares, anxious to sell anything or everything required, from a shoestring to a complete outfit for a four months 'journey across the plains.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
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Italian Salad Oil, Raisin Growers, Log Cabin Syrups, Jobbers in Beans, Peas, Chocolate and Cocoa Preparations, Ohio Evaporated Milk Co.,
The Fish Reporter 1921
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Jobbers had gotten in the way of doing a hand-to-mouth business on prices that had advanced from $1.35 to $3.20 in the course of a year.
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Jobbers go about from plantation to plantation looking out for proprietors who are not easy in their circumstances, and who are likely to sell cheap.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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Quarter, in a fresh Suit of Cloaths of her Mistress's giving, with all other things suitable: All this I see without envying, but not without wishing my Mistress would a little consider what a Discouragement it is to me to have my Perquisites divided between Fawners and Jobbers, which others enjoy intire to themselves.
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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