jobber
/ˈdʒɑbər/
noun
- A person who does small, occasional jobs, especially in manual work or trade.
- A jobber can often find work by offering to help with odd tasks around the neighborhood.
- He worked as a jobber, fixing fences and painting sheds for different people.
- The market had several jobbers selling handmade crafts on weekends.
- In finance, a person who buys and sells stocks or goods as a middleman, especially on a stock exchange (historical in some markets).
- In the old London Stock Exchange, a jobber would buy shares from one broker and sell them to another.
- Before electronic trading, jobbers played a key role in keeping the market liquid.
- The jobber made a small profit on each trade by buying low and selling high.