jobber

noun

1. 1

   One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and recruits other people.

2. 2

   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”

3. 3

   An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   A market maker on the stock exchange.

6. 6

   A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.

7. 7

   A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

8. 8

   An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.