jobbers

Definition of jobbersnext
plural of jobber
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Noun
  • He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While the independent committee supporting Coyne is backed by Local 89, a laborers union, Crosby has been endorsed by the city’s largest labor union — the Municipal Employees Association — and the region’s largest labor organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Condé Nast Traveler may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Grillo’s, the brand behind the new Burt’s Bees flavor, is sold at grocery retailers like Walmart and Kroger.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
  • The ad called for the supervision of a team of graduate assistants or interns.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 May 2026
  • The local cheesemonger, the corner coffee shop, the butchers, the bakers, the wine merchants—they're all within arm’s reach.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • But the occupant of the Oval Office doesn’t want his underlings engaging in self-promotion and vindictive lawsuits.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And all the while underlings scrambled madly for a correct number.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The presence of grubs indicates that the ecosystem is out of balance, says Brian Daubenspeck, a farmer and mentor at The Soil Food Web School.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Warmer temperatures due to climate change might be affecting grubs, said Fyffe, who is seeing more uncommon arthropods like black widow spiders in Chicago than in past years.
    Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Xerces Society also offers region-specific lists of plants that support pollinators, along with vendors that sell them as plants or seeds.
    Ann Hinga Klein, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Based on the physical locations of Burlington’s stores and vendors near the distribution center, the company expects to shave some freight costs relative to sales, said Kristin Wolfe, chief financial officer of Burlington Stores, during an earnings call on March 5.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Jobbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobbers. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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